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Energy efficiency is a vital component of the Nation`s energy strategy. One of the Department of Energy`s missions are to promote energy efficiency to help the Nation manage its energy resources. The ability to define and measure energy efficiency is essential to this objective. In the absence of consistent defensible measures, energy efficiency is a vague, subjective concept that engenders directionless speculation and confusion rather than insightful analysis. The task of defining and measuring energy efficiency and creating statistical measures as descriptors is a daunting one. This publication is not a final product, but is EIA`s first attempt to define and measure energy efficiency in a systematic and robust manner for each of the sectors and the UnitedStateseconomy as a whole. In this process, EIA has relied on discussions, customer reviews, in-house reviews, and seminars that have focused on energy efficiency in each of the sectors. EIA solicits the continued participation of its customers in further refining this work.

Abstract Several recent papers have documented an effect of fuel prices on new vehicle fuel economy in the UnitedStates. This paper estimates the effect of fuel prices on average new vehicle fuel economy for the eight largest European markets. The analysis spans the years 20022007 and uses detailed vehicle registration and specification data to control for policies, consumer preferences, and other potentially confounding factors. We find fuel prices to have a statistically significant effect on average new vehicle fuel economy in Europe. The effect estimated for Europe is much smaller than comparable estimates for the UnitedStates.

After decades of futile attempts to increase U.S. fuel economy standards for passenger cars, which have remained unchanged since enactment of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards in Title V of the 1975 Energy Policy Conservation Act, it seems increasingly likely that new and tougher standards will be enacted in the near future - especially after the Senate's 21 June passage of energy efficiency bill H.R. 6. As this magazine went to press, the bill, which calls for a 40 percent increase in vehicle fuel economy by 2020 among other efficiency and alternative energy goals, was headed to the House of Representatives for more debate. Congress has seen proposals like this since the 1980s, but this is the first time that one of them has passed in the Senate. The Bush administration has also weighed in with a proposal to increase new vehicle fuel economy by 4 percent per year from 2011 to 2017, and the administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has asked Congress to grant the Secretary of Transportation the authority to restructure and increase CAFE standards for cars, a power denied by the original CAFE legislation. A confluence of events has led to this change of political climate, including: the failure of world oil production and refining capacity to keep pace with rapidly growing demand, especially from China and other emerging economies, which has led to the highest oil prices since the 1980s and growing fears that world production of conventional oil may be close to its peak and rapid decline; the escalating influence of oil resources on geopolitics as China seeks to guarantee its future access to supplies, enhanced revenues from the higher prices, which prop up authoritarian regimes in Iran, Venezuela, Russia, and elsewhere and allow them increasing freedom of action; the enhancement of the role of climate change in political decision making by new reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), with much strengthened language about the probability and severity of climate change and man's influence on it, and a recent Supreme Court decision rejecting the Environmental Protection Agency's assertion that it has no authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. New fuel economy standards will represent an ambitious and expensive undertaking on the part of the automobile industry and the nation, and proposals for new standards deserve careful congressional and public scrutiny.

The U.S. Department of Energy report, Effects of a Transition to a Hydrogen Economy on Employment in the UnitedStates Report to Congress, estimates the effects on employment of a U.S. economy transformation to hydrogen between 2020 and 2050. The report includes study results on employment impacts from hydrogen market expansion in the transportation, stationary, and portable power sectors and highlights possible skill and education needs. This study is in response to Section 1820 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58) (EPACT). Section 1820, Overall Employment in a Hydrogen Economy, requires the Secretary of Energy to carry out a study of the effects of a transition to a hydrogen economy on several employment [types] in the UnitedStates. As required by Section 1820, the present report considers:  Replacement effects of new goods and services  International competition  Workforce training requirements  Multiple possible fuel cycles, including usage of raw materials  Rates of market penetration of technologies  Regional variations based on geography  Specific recommendations of the study Both the Administrations National Energy Policy and the Departments Strategic Plan call for reducing U.S. reliance on imported oil and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The National Energy Policy also acknowledges the need to increase energy supplies and use more energy-efficient technologies and practices. President Bush proposed in his January 2003 State of the Union Address to advance research on hydrogen so that it has the potential to play a major role in Americas future energy system. Consistent with these aims, EPACT 2005 authorizes a research, development, and demonstration program for hydrogen and fuel cell technology. Projected results for the national employment impacts, projections of the job creation and job replacement underlying the total employment changes, training implications, regional employment impacts and the employment impacts of a hydrogen transformation on international competitiveness are investigated and reported.

Energy crises in the latter part of the 20th century, as well as the current increase in the cost of oil, emphasize the need for alternate sources of energy in the UnitedStates. Concerns about climate change dictate that the source be clean and not contribute to global warming. Hydrogen has been identified as such a source for many years and the transition to a hydrogen economy was predicted to occur from the mid-1970s to 2000. This paper reports on the status of this transition in the year 2006. Instead of being a clean source of energy, most of the hydrogen produced in the US results from steam reforming of fossil fuels, releasing CO 2 and other pollutants to the atmosphere. Nuclear process heat is ideally suited for the production of hydrogen, either using electricity for electrolysis of water, or heat for thermochemical hydrogen production or reforming of fossil fuels. However, no new nuclear plants have been ordered or built in the UnitedStates since 1979, and it may be many years before high-temperature nuclear reactors are available for production of hydrogen. Considerable research and development efforts are focused on commercializing hydrogen-powered vehicles to lessen the dependence of the transportation sector on imported oil. However, the use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCV) in 2006 is two orders-of-magnitude less than what has been predicted. Although it makes little sense environmentally or economically, hydrogen is also used as fuel in internal combustion engines. Development of hydrogen economy will require a strong intervention by external forces.

Effects of a Transition to a Effects of a Transition to a Hydrogen Economy on Employment in the UnitedStates Report to Congress July 2008 2 3 EFFECTS OF TRANSITION TO A HYDROGEN ECONOMY ON EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITEDSTATES TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...............................................................................4 E.1 Background to the Study.........................................................................4 E.2 Methodology.......................................................................................4 E.3 Scenarios Shaping Future Hydrogen Markets ........................................................ 5 E.4 Employment Creation and Replacement at the National Level ............................ 6 E.5 Regional Variations in Economic Impacts ............................................................... 7

This paper investigates the effects of a broad based energy tax on the UnitedStateseconomy in general and the agricultural sectors in particular. The analytical approach used in the analysis consists of a general equilibrium model composed of fourteen producing sectors, fourteen consuming sectors, six household categories classified by income and a government. The effects of imposing a tax on natural gas, coal, and nuclear power of 25.7 cents per million Btu's and a tax on refined petroleum products of 59.9 cents per million Btu's on prices and quantities are examined. The results are revealing. For example, a Btu tax on energy imposed at the point of production will result in lower output by the producing sectors (by about $122.4 billion US), a decrease in the consumption of goods and services (by about $64.6 billion), and a reduction in welfare (by about $66.6 billion). The government would realize an increase in revenue of about $50.5 billion. In the case of the Btu tax being imposed at the point of consumption, there will be lower output by the producing sectors (by about $83.7 billion), a reduction in the consumption of goods and services (by about $48.3 billion), and a reduction in welfare (by about $49.5 billion). The government would realize an increase in revenue of $41.5 billion. The agricultural sectors would be measurably impacted. For example, if the Btu tax is imposed at the point of production, output in the program crops sector will fall (by $637 million), output in the livestock sector will decline (by $257 million), output in the all other agriculture commodities sector will be reduced (by $54 million), and output in the forestry sector will rise (by $144 million). If the Btu tax is imposed at the point of consumption, output in the program crops sector will fall (by $720 million), output in the livestock sector will decline (by $453 million), output in the all other agriculture commodities sector will be reduced (by $371 million), and output in the forestry sector will rise (by $25 million). Finally, when subjected to a sensitivity analysis, the results are reasonably robust with regard to the assumption of the values of the substitution elasticities.

Increases in the U.S. Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards for 2017 to 2025 model year light-duty vehicles are currently under consideration. This analysis uses an economy-wide model with detail in the passenger ...

- I - I UnitedStates Department of Energy D lSCk Al M E R "This book was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the UnitedStates Government. Neither the UnitedStates Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the UnitedStates Government or any agency

Office of Research and EPA 600/R-941209 Environmental Protection Development January 1993 Agency Washington, DC 20460 Offsite Environmental 57,,7 Monitoring Report Radiation Monitoring Around UnitedStates Nuclear Test Areas, Calendar Year 1992 UNITEDSTATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEMS LABORATORY-LAS VEGAS P.O. BOX 93478 LAS VEGAS. NEVADA 891 93-3478 702/798-2100 Dear Reader: Since 1954, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its predecessor the U.S, Public Health Service (PHs) has conducted radiological monitoring in the offsite areas around UnitedStates nuclear test areas. The primary objective of this monitoring has been the protection of the health and safety of

BP Energy Company BP Energy Company OE Docket No. EA- 3 14 Order Authorizing Electricity Exports to Mexico Order No. EA-3 14 February 22,2007 BP Energy Company Order No. EA-314 I. BACKGROUND Exports of electricity from the UnitedStates to a foreign country are regulated by the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(Q of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7 15 l(b), 7172(f)) and require authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C.S24a(e)) . On May 22,2006, BP Energy Company (BP Energy) applied to DOE for an authorization to transmit electric energy from the UnitedStates to Mexico as a power marketer. BP Energy proposes to purchase surplus electric energy from electric utilities and other suppliers within the UnitedStates and to export that energy to ~Mexico. The cnergy

E-T Global Energy, LLC E-T Global Energy, LLC OE Docket No. EA-381 Order Authorizing Electricity Exports to Mexico Order No. EA-381 June 10, 2011 I. BACKGROUND E-T Global Energy, LLC Order No. EA-381 Exports of electricity from the UnitedStates to a foreign country are regulated by the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department ofEnergy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require authorization under section 202(e) ofthe Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C.824a(e)) 1 * On May 10,2011, DOE received an application from E-T Global Energy, LLC (E-T Global) for authority to transmit electric energy from the UnitedStates to Mexico for five years as a power marketer using existing international transmission facilities. E-

5 5 UnitedStates Department of Energy Southeastern Power Administration Wholesale Power Rate Schedule CC-1-I Availability: This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies and cooperatives served through the facilities of Carolina Power & Light Company, Western Division (hereinafter called the Customers). Applicability: This rate schedule shall be applicable to electric capacity and energy available from the Dale Hollow, Center Hill, Wolf Creek, Cheatham, Old Hickory, Barkley, J. Percy Priest, and Cordell Hull Projects (all of such projects being hereinafter called collectively the "Cumberland Projects") and sold in wholesale quantities. Character of Service: The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be three-phase alternating

Bangor Hydro-Electric Company Bangor Hydro-Electric Company OE Docket No. PP-89-1 Amendment to Presidential Permit Order No. PP-89-1 December 30,2005 PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT AMENDMENT Bangor Hydro-Electric Company Order No. PP-89-1 I. BACKGROUND The Department of Energy (DOE) has responsibility for implementing Executive Order (E.O.) 10485, as amended by E.O. 12038, which requires the issuance of a Presidential permit by DOE before electric trans~nission facilities may be constructed, operated, maintained, or connected at the borders of the UnitedStates. DOE may issue such a permit if it determines that the permit is in the public interest and after obtaining favorable recommendations from the U.S. Departments of State and Defense. On December 16, 1988, Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (BHE) applied to DOE

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Tenaslta Power Services Co. Tenaslta Power Services Co. OE Docket No. EA-243-A Order Authorizing Electricity Exports to Canada Order No. EA-243-A March 1,2007 Tenaska Power Services Co. Order No. EA-243-A I. BACKGROUND Exports of elcctricity from the UnitedStates to a foreign country are regulated by the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to sections 30 I(b) and 402(f) of the Departrncnt of' Energy Organizatio~l Act (42 U, S.C. 7 15 1 (b), 7 1 72Cf)) and rcquirc authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) ( Z 6 U. s.c.824a(e)j1. On August 16,2001, DOE issued Order No. EA-243 authorizing Tenaska Power Scrvices Co. (Tenaska) to transmit electric cncrgy from the UnitedStates to Canada as a power marketer. That authority expired on August 16,2003. On August 14,2006, Teilaska applied to renew the electricity export authority

7 7 UnitedStates Department of Energy Southeastern Power Administration Wholesale Power Rate Schedule CTV-1-H Availability: This rate schedule shall be available to the Tennessee Valley Authority (hereinafter called TVA). Applicability: This rate schedule shall be applicable to electric capacity and energy generated at the Dale Hollow, Center Hill, Wolf Creek, Old Hickory, Cheatham, Barkley, J. Percy Priest, and Cordell Hull Projects (all of such projects being hereafter called collectively the "Cumberland Projects") and the Laurel Project sold under agreement between the Department of Energy and TVA. Character of Service: The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be three-phase alternating current at a frequency of approximately 60 hertz at the outgoing terminals of the Cumberland

UnitedStates Department of Energy Southeastern Power Administration Wholesale Power Rate Schedule CTVI-1-A Availability: This rate schedule shall be available to customers (hereinafter called the Customer) who are or were formerly in the Tennessee Valley Authority (hereinafter called TVA) service area. Applicability: This rate schedule shall be applicable to electric capacity and energy generated at the Dale Hollow, Center Hill, Wolf Creek, Old Hickory, Cheatham, Barkley, J. Percy Priest, and Cordell Hull Projects (all of such projects being hereafter called collectively the "Cumberland Projects") and the Laurel Project sold under agreement between the Department of Energy and the Customer. Character of Service: The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be three-phase alternating

UnitedStates Department of Energy Southeastern Power Administration Wholesale Power Rate Schedule JW-2-F Availability: This rate schedule shall be available to the Florida Power Corporation (or Progress Energy Florida, hereinafter called the Company). Applicability: This rate schedule shall be applicable to electric energy generated at the Jim Woodruff Project (hereinafter called the Project) and sold to the Company in wholesale quantities. Points of Delivery: Power sold to the Company by the Government will be delivered at the connection of the Company's transmission system with the Project bus. Character of Service: Electric power delivered to the Company will be three-phase alternating current at a nominal frequency of 60 cycles per second.

of a typical wind energy production facility, the results warrant further research on the use of acoustic;1 INTRODUCTION Over the past decade, wind energy production capacity in the UnitedStates has increased

A flow chart depicting energy flow in the transportation sector of the UnitedStateseconomy in 2005 has been constructed from publicly available data and estimates of national energy use patterns. Approximately 31,000 trillion British Thermal Units (trBTUs) of energy were used throughout the UnitedStates in transportation activities. Vehicles used in these activities include automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, buses, airplanes, rail, and ships. The transportation sector is powered primarily by petroleum-derived fuels (gasoline, diesel and jet fuel). Biomass-derived fuels, electricity and natural gas-derived fuels are also used. The flow patterns represent a comprehensive systems view of energy used within the transportation sector.

in wildlife management from the University of New Hampshire in 1988. She joined the Intermountain Research Station in 1993 after working for the States of New Hampshire and Wyoming on projects involving wetlandUnitedStates Department of Agriculture Forest Service Intermountain Research Station General

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Station at Durham, New Hampshire. The computer program described in this publication was created usingUnitedStates Department of Agriculture Forest Service Northern Research Station General Technical://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/ Published by: For additional copies: U.S. FOREST SERVICE U.S. Forest Service 11 CAMPUS BLVD SUITE 200

copies: USDA FOREST SERVICE USDA Forest Service 11 CAMPUS BLVD SUITE 200 Publications Distribution at Durham, New Hampshire; JENNIFER C. JENKINS, jjenkins@fs.fed.us, is a research foresterUnitedStates Department of Agriculture Forest Service Northeastern Research Station General

FISHERY STATISTICS OF THE UNITEDSTATES 1973 STATISTICAL DIGEST NO. 67 Prepared by STATISTICS a review of the fishery statistics for the year 1973 . These statistics include data on the volume and value of landings of fishery products, employment 1n the fish- eries, quantity of gear operated, number

FISHERY STATISTICS OF THE UNITEDSTATES 1971 STATISTICAL DIGEST NO. 65 Prepared by STATISTICS ry statistics for the year 1971 . These statistics include data on the volume and value of landings of fishery products, employment in the fishe ries, quantity of gear operated, number of fishing craft e

play an important role in a national program for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The conversion potential through conversion of nonforest land to forest land and through the management of forest lands and sinks in the UnitedStates can be identified. International treaties on greenhouse gas reduction require

as an offset, or for registering carbon dioxide reductions using the U.S. Department of Energy 1605(b. Brown Richard A. Birdsey #12;Visit our homepage at: http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/ Published by forestry companies and managers of utility company lands, within the UnitedStates who are interested

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ng ng UnitedStates Government Department of Energy Memorandum OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL DATE: APR 18 2003 REPLY TO ATTN OF: IG-34 (A02PR010) Audit Report No.: OAS-L-03-15 SUBJECT: Audit of the Weatherization Assistance Program TO: Director, Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program, EE-2K The purpose of this report is to inform you of the results of our audit of the Weatherization Assistance Program. INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE The Weatherization Assistance Program (Program) was established to increase energy efficiency in dwellings owned or occupied by low-income persons to reduce their residential energy expenditures and improve their health and safety. Since its inception in 1976, the Program has reported that approximately 5 million dwelling units owned or occupied by low-income individuals have been weatherized.

OEF 1325.8 OEF 1325.8 (U8-93) UnitedStates Government Department of Energy memorandum DATE: April 11, 2007 Audit Report Number: OAS-L-07-I1 REPLY TO ATTN OF: IG-32 (A07DN056) SUSJECT: Audit of the Department of Energy's Community and Regulatory Support Funding at the Richland Operations Office TO: Manager, Richland Operations Office INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE The Department of Energy's (Department) Office of Environmental Management provided $60.1 million in Community and Regulatory Support funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 to a number of Departm- nt sites. The funding is intended to be used for activities indirectly related to nuclear and hazardous waste cleanup, such as agreements with state regulatory agencies and transportation departments. During FY 2005, the Department's Richland

Department of Energy Department of Energy UnitedStates Government Memorandum DATE: March 21, 2008 Audit Report Number: OAS-L-08-08 REPLY TO ATTN OF: IG-321 (A07LV042) SUBJECT: Audit Report on "Accountability of Sensitive and High Risk Property at the Nevada Site Office" TO: Acting Manager, Nevada Site Office INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE and control over sensitive and high risk property because of the vulnerability to loss, theft or misuse and its potential impact on national security interests or proliferation concerns. Items such as portable and desktop computers, ammunition. and firearms are examples of sensitive property. In addition, federal regulations require that Departmental organizations and designated contractors account for and control govemroent-owned high risk property, such as body armor and gas masks,

5oE(E;,8 ' 0 H .2+ L-1 5oE(E;,8 ' 0 H .2+ L-1 UnitedStates Government DATE: MAR 0 8 1994 REPLY TO AlTN OF: EM-421 (W. A. Williams, 903-8149) SUBJECT: Authority Determination -- Former Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Co., Hamilton, Ohio TO: The File The attached review documents the basis for determining whether the Department of Energy (DOE) has authority for taking remedial action at the former Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Co. facility in Hamilton, Ohio, under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). The facility was used for the shaping and machining of uranium metal by the Manhattan Engineer District (MED) during the Second World War. The following factors are significant in reaching a decision and are discussed in more detail in the attached authority review:

D;il$;,8 p! A . I I& - ' D;il$;,8 p! A . I I& - ' z UnitedStates Government &mtrne&' of Energy DATE: &uG 3, 9 394 REPLY TO AITN OF: EH-421 (W. A. Williams, 427-1719) SUBJECT: Elimination of the Sites from the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program To' The File In 1990, with the assistance of Mr. Doug Toukay and Ms. Michelle Landis, I reviewed a number of sites that had formerly provided goods and/or services to the Fernald facility as subcontractors. For 24 of.these sites, recommdations were made to eliminate them from further consideration under Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). In each case, I made or reviewed the evaluation, and, in each case, a handwritten evaluation was prepared. This is to provide a more formal record of the decision on these sites and to ratify and confirm the

+39J +39J t% (3740~ - Unite2 States Government m e m o randuin L3 DATE: AU6 3, 9 %g4 REPLY TO All-N OF: m -421 (U. A. W illiams, 427-1719) -. - >' SUBJECT: Elimination of the Sites from the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program To' The File In 1990, with the assistance of Hr. Doug Toukay and Ms. M ichelle Landis, I reviewed a number of sites that had formerly provided goods and/or services to the Fernald facility as subcontractors. For 24 of.these sites, recouwndations were made to eliminate them from further consideration under Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). In each case, I made or reviewed the evaluation, and, in each case, a handwritten evaluation was prepared. This is to provide a more formal record of the decision on these sites and to ratify and confirm the

B.89) B.89) EFO (07-90) UnitedStates Government Department of Energ Memorandum SEP 24 20t DATE: REPLY TO: IG-34 (A04TG032) Audit Report No.: OAS-L-04-21 SUBJECT: Evaluation of "The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Cyber Security Program - 2004" TO: Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission The purpose of this report is to inform you of the results of our annual evaluation of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's unclassified cyber security program. This evaluation was initiated in June 2004 and our field work was conducted through September 2004. The evaluation methodology is described in the attachment to this report. Introduction and Objective The Commission's increasing reliance on information technology (IT) is consistent with satisfying the President's Management Agenda initiative of expanding electronic

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Ojice Memornndz~nz 0 Ojice Memornndz~nz 0 UNITEDSTATES GOVERKMENT By application dated ;!ay 11, 1959, as a~zen:ii:d Hay 25, 1959, the a--T+- I-r-- cant requests that its license SW-33 be amend,ed to authorizt? proced- ures for t>e CCLl-ect conversion of LT6 to '3$ and by applicaticn datzci June 29, 1959, a.3 n:odifizd July 15, 1059, the shipment of uranium rdioxide pellets. Based on our rexiew of the information finished by the applicant, it is hereby determined that the applicant is qualified, by training and experience, to use special nuclear material for the pwpose requested and that the ap@icant's procedures, facilities and equip- ment are adequate to protect health and minimize danger to life and property. It is, therefore, determined that ~NM-33 may be amended to

ocy F 1325.8 ocy F 1325.8 rcro1 . 6Fo0?-001 w 2 3-q UnitedStates Government Department of Energ) ~mc DATE: AUG 3,9 1994 y$Jf EH-421 (W. A. Yllliams, 427-1719) MA. \tQ SUBJECT: _ Elirinrtion of the Sites froa the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program TQ The File In 1990, with the assistance of Hr. Doug Tonkay and Hr. Nlchelle Landis, I reviewed a number of sites that had fomerly provided goods and/or services to the Fernald facility as subcontractors. For 24 of.these sites, recomendations were made to eliminate them from further consideration under Forwrly Utilized Sites Remedial A&Ion Program (FUSRAP). In each case, I made or reviewed the evaluation, and, in each case, a handwritten evaluation was prepared. This is to provide a more formal record of the decision on these sites l hd to ratify and confim the

4 DOE F 1325.8 (08-93) UnitedStates Government Department of Energy memorandum DATE: April 23, 2004 Audit Report Number: OAS-L-04-16 REPLY TO ATTN OF: IG-35 (A04YT023) SUBJECT: Audit Report on "Modernization Activities at the Y-12 National Security Complex" TO: Richard Speidel, Director, Policy and Internal Controls Management, NA-66 INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE As part of the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) nuclear weapons complex, the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) performs critical roles in strengthening national security and reducing the global threat from weapons of mass destruction. The Y-12 modernization plan (plan) seeks to foster the development of a physical plant that is efficient and effective in serving its national security missions. The

,:n5.5.8 ,:n5.5.8 ,849, EfG pw, . UnitedStates Government DATE: AUG 2 i994 y#J;; EM-421 (W. A. Williams, 427-1719) sUBJECT: -Elimination of the Robbins & Myers Site, Springfield, Ohio 11179 I The File TO: I have reviewed the attached elimination recommendation and the original historical records for the Myers & Robbins facility in Springfield, Ohio. I have determined that there is little likelihood of radioactive contamination at these sites. The only record of activity at this site by Department of Energy predecessors is an equipment test of a pump in March 1975. This test involved limited amounts of radioactive materials and there was a serious effort to decontaminate the equipment at the conclusion of the tests. Based on the above, the Myers & Robbins site in Springfield, Ohio, is

DOE F 1325.8 DOE F 1325.8 E&M&& +\A .wz UnitedStates Government Department of Energy DATE: RUG 3, 9 %g4 y;;;; EM-421 (W. A. W illiaas, 427-1719) "; :+ 1 SUBJECT: Elimination of the Sites from the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program To' The File In 1990, with the assistance of M r. Doug Tohkay and Ms. M ichelle Landis, I reviewed a number of sites that had formerly provided goods and/or services to the Fernald facility as subcontractors. For 24 of.these sites, recomendations were made to eliminate then from further consideration under Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). In each case, I made or reviewed the evaluation, and, in each case, a handwritten evaluation was prepared. This is to provide a more formal record of the decision on these sites and to ratify and confirm the

EFG (07-90) EFG (07-90) Uniter+ States Government ~L.aQ-i; Department of Energy inemorandum DATE: SEP 2 5 1992 REPLY TO Al-fN OF: EM-421 (W. A. W illiams, 903-8149) SUBJECT: Authorization for Remedial Action at the Former Dow Chemical Company Facility in M a d ison, Illinois TO: L. Price, OR The site of the Former Dow Chemical Company in M a d ison, Illinois, which is currently owned and operated by the Spectrulite Consortium, is designated for inclusion in the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). This designation is based upon the results of a preliminary radiological survey and other information described in the attached Designation Summary. The authority determination and preliminary survey report also are attached for information. The site has been assigned a low priority under the FUSRAP protocol, as

# Xx i' # Xx i' !325 8 I c&egJw, i&l d, 4 -1 UnitedStates Government Department of Energy DATE; AUG 3, 9 !gg4 I REPLYTo m-421 (W. A. Williams, 427-1719) sy I AlTN OF: SUBJECT: Elimination of the Sites from the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program To' The File In 1990, with the assistance of Mr. Doug Tonkay and Ms. Nichelle Landis, I reviewed a number of sites that had formerly provided goods a&/or services to the Fernald facility as subcontractors. For 24 of these sites, recoumendations were made to eliminate them from further consideration under Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). In each case, I made or reviewed the evaluation, and, in each case, a handwritten evaluation was prepared. This is to provide a more

EFS (07-W EFS (07-W UnitedStates Government memorandukn Department of Energy j ; I.-- ' -i;: /J DATE: j.gjG 2 9 1994 REPLY TO En-421 (W. A. Williams, 427-1719) AlTN OF: h p)\;--/ ;,;' J ( SUBJECT: Elimination of the Sites from the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program To' The File In 1990, with the assistance of Ur. Doug Tonkay and Us. Michelle Landis, I reviewed a number of sites that had formerly provided goods and/or services to the Fernald facility as subcontractors. For 24 of.these sites, recoPraendations were made to eliminate them from further consideration under Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). In each case, I made or reviewed the evaluation, and, in each case, a handwritten evaluation was prepared. This is to provide a more

8/16/07 09:15 FAX 301 903 4656 CAPITAL REGION 8/16/07 09:15 FAX 301 903 4656 CAPITAL REGION * 002 DOE F 1325.8 (08-93) Department of Energy UnitedStates Government Memorandum DATE: August 15, 2007 Audit Report Number: OAS-L-07-22 REPLY TO ATTN OF: IG-34 (A06GT006) SUBJECT: Report on "Hazardous Chemicals Inventory Management at the Savannah River Site" TO: Manager, Savannah River Operations Office BACKGROUND The Savannah River Site (Savannah River) maintains large inventories of hazardous chemicals for its scientific, environmental cleanup and production operations. Many of these chemicals are known carcinogens; some are corrosive, while others are highly flammable. As such, these chemicals can pose serious health and safety risks to workers and members of the public, the environment, and to emergency first responders if not properly managed and controlled.

i. 001 i. 001 DOE F 1325.8 (8-89) EFG (07-90) ,. UnitedStates Government Department of Energy memorandum DATE: September 11, 2003 REPLYTO: IG-34 (A03NE045) Audit Report No.: OAS-L-03-20 SUBJECT: Audit of Procurement Administration at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory TO: Director, Office of Management, Budget and Evaluation/Chief Financial Officer, ME-1 The purpose of this report is to inform you of the results of our survey of procurement administration at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Laboratory). This review was initiated in May 2003 and fieldwork was conducted through August 2003. Our review methodology is described in an attachment to this report. INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE In Fiscal Year (FY) 2002, the Department of Energy's (Department) management contractors procured approximately $6.4 billion worth of goods and services from

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-- -- DE;$r,e /q f-j * I3 - I * UnitedStates Government memorandum MAY 21 I991 DATE: REPLY TO Al-fN OF: 4ih55YhL Department of Energy JT:,i 5, f&A 0 ' - j4.~, ' -/ jl.a' \ A t -3 __..-_-. EM-421 SUBJECT: Elimination of the American Potash and Chemical Site The File TO: I have reviewed the attached site summary and elimination recommendation for the American Potash and Chemical Company Site in West Hanover, Massachusetts. I have determined that there is little likelihood of radioactive contamination at this site. Based on the above, the American Potash and Chemical Company site is hereby eliminated from further consideration under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. W. Alexander Williams, PhD Designation and Certification Manager

,325.B ,325.B jO8.93) UnitedStates Goveinment ~~~rntir-andu~rvi Depr?rtnient of Energy \L, IO' " 1' !ATE:' MAY i o 1995 ,' Kzb9. ":cz$ EM-421 (W.,A. Williams, 301-903-8149) SUBJECT: Records for the West Chicago Site .The File TO: After review.of the available r&rds concerning the former 'Lindsay Light and Chemical.Corhpany site in West Chicago, Illinois. I have determined that it is not necessary to transmit Department of Energy (DOE) records to the municipa,llty to inform public officials of the activities at this ~ site. This site has been licgnsed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for many.years, and the nature of the. rare'earth and thorium production at the site, are well known. Remediation of this faci'lity ii~ being addressed by the current owner, 'the NRC, the U.S; Environmental

Don F 1328.8 Don F 1328.8 . . .449J ' Em wm ; UnitedStates Government , % - memorandum L c*m Al.)G 2 9 a34 yz;; EM-421 (If. A. Willlams, 427-1719) lq,iMAL Department of Energy m5 MA, \i& SUBJECT: Elimination of the Sites from the Formerly Utllized Sites Remedial A&Ion Prograa ' a The File In 1990, with the assistance of Hr. Doug Tonkay and Ms. Htchelle L&is, I reviewed a number of sites that had fomerly provided goods and/or services to the Fernald faclllty as subcontractors. For 24 of.these sites, recoarwndations were ude to eliainate thm from further consideratton under Formerly Utilized Sites Reaedial Actlon Progrm (FUSRAP). In each case, I made or revlewed the evaluation, and, in each case, a handwritten evaluation was prepared. This is to provide a more

'.... '|le , * f C. '.... '|le , * f C. Office Memorandum Â· UNITEDSTATES GOVERNMENT .-- J TO ' Leo Graup, Chief, DATE: September 29, 1958 Property Management Branch rFi0 : M. S. Weinstein Industrial Hygiene Branch, HASL SUBJBT: SURVEY AT HAIST PROPETIY SYMBOL: HSH:MSW. Thisl property was purchased during MED operation and used as a dumping ground for refinery residues generated by Linde Air Products during their period of participation in the refinery operations program. \It 2 consists of 10 acres in addition to a perpetual .ease- ment right to a strip of land, 10 feet wide and 3600 feet long. The area is located in North Tonawanda, New York near the Niagara River. Because of the growth of adjacent industries, this particular piece of property has appreciated in value. During its tenure as responsible property management office, Oak

OOE F 1325.8 OOE F 1325.8 - EFgzk3) UnitedStates Government tiemorandum 0 wt;? -J Department of Energy DATE: SEP 2 5 1992 REPLY TO Al-TN OF: EM-421 (W. A. W illiams, 903-8149) SUBJECT: Authorization for Remedial Action at Diamond Magnesium Site in Painesville, Ohio TO: L. Price, OR The former Diamond Magnesium Company site located at 720 Fairport-Nursery Road in Painesville, Ohio, is designated for remedial action under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). The site is owned by Uniroyal Chemical Company and by Lonza Chemical, Incorporated. This designation is based on the results of a radiological survey and conclusions from an authority review as noted in the attached Designation Summary. Copies of the radiological survey reports and the authority

Z&Et,? y-p . c' Z&Et,? y-p . c' )7q/ I cuq,~ UnitedStates Government Department of Energy memoranduin I " . : I ;/ ,I DATE: hufi 2 9 1594 \ ' - y:oTFq M-421 (W. A. Ylllius, 427-1719) ' ii Y - SIJWECT: Elimination of the Sites from the Formerly Utilfzed Sites Remedial Actjon Progru TO The File In 1990, with the assistance of Mr. reviewed a number of sites that had services to the Fernald facility as sites, recommendations were made to ___ _- _ consideration under Formerly Utiltzed Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). In each case, I made or reviewed the evaluation, and, in each case, a handwritten evaluation was prepared. This is to provide a more formal record of the decision on these sites and to ratify and confirm the prior elimination of each site froa FUSRAP.

DOE F t325.8 DOE F t325.8 (s8s) Dl? l 36-z EFG (07-90) UnitedStates Government m e m o randum Department of Energy DATE: LUG 2 ' 3 1394 ",cl,'," EM-421 (W. A. W illiams, 427-1719) SUBJECT: Elimination of the Sites from the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program To' The File In 1990, with the assistance of M r. Doug Tonkay and Ms. M ichelle Landis, I reviewed a number of sites that had formerly provided goods and/or services to the Fernald facility as subcontractors. For 24 of these sites, recoamnendations were aade to eliminate them from further consideration under Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). In each case, I made or reviewed the evaluation, and, in each case, a handwritten evaluation was prepared. This is to provide a more

8 8 my EFG (07.90) . - UnitedStates Government . * Department of. Energy * inemorandum DATE: DEC :! ;j 1993 REPLY TO ATTN OF: EM-421 (W.'A. W illiams, 903-8149) : NY 41 I .' 41 G I? SUBJECT: Elimination of the T itanium Alloy Manufacturing Co., Niagara Falls, New York TO: The F ile I have reviewed the attached site. summary and elimination recommendation for the T itanium Alloy Manufacturing Company. I have determined that the potential for radiological contamination is low because of the lim ited duration of the activities at the site. Further, at least some of the contractual activities at the site were licensed under the Atomic Energy Act, and the licensed activities are thereby disqualified from further consideration under the Department of Energy's Formerly Utilized Sites

UOEF 1325.8 UOEF 1325.8 (5831 , - a.. L . . L. . c ,, . . . t ,' United States Government memorandum Departmen: of Energy DATEAUG 1 0 1984 REPLY TO Al-fN OF: NE-20 SUBJECT: Action Description Memorandum (ADM) Review: Wayne, New Jersey Proposed 1984 Remedial Actions at TO: File After reviewing all of the pertinent facts including the attached Action Description Memorandum (ADM), I have determined that the remedial action described in the subject ADM is an action which in and of itself will have a clearly insignificant impact on the quality of the human environment within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. The Conference Report accompanying the Energy and Water Appropriation Act

93, 5 U.S. Op. Off. Legal Counsel 1, 1981 WL 30865 (U.S.A.G.) 93, 5 U.S. Op. Off. Legal Counsel 1, 1981 WL 30865 (U.S.A.G.) UnitedStates Attorney General ***1 *293 January 16, 1981 **1 The President The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 MY DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: You have asked my opinion concerning the scope of currently existing legal and constitutional authorities for the continuance of government functions during a temporary lapse in appropriations, such as the Government sustained on October 1, 1980. As you know, some initial determination concerning the extent of these authorities had to be made in the waning hours of the last fiscal year in order to avoid extreme administrative confusion that might have arisen from Congress' failure timely to enact 11 of the 13 anticipated regular appropriations bills, FN;B1[FN1]FN;F1 or a

3/02 TUE 08:59 FAX 423 241 3897 OIG *-* HQ 00o2 3/02 TUE 08:59 FAX 423 241 3897 OIG *-* HQ 00o2 DOE F 132,.8 W.I: ((07.9u) UnitedStates Government Department of Energy Memorandum DATE: December 2, 2002 REPLY TO REPLY TO -36 (A02SR013) Audit Report No.: OAS-L-03-07 ATTN OF: SUBJECT: Audit of Subcontracting Practices at the Savannah River Site TO: Jeffrey M. Allison, Acting Manager, Savannah River Operations Office INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE The Department of Energy (Department) has contracted with Westinghouse Savannah River Company, LLC (Westinghouse) to manage and operate the Savannah River Site (Savannah River) through September 30, 2006. As of August 2, 2002, Westinghouse had 534 open and active service procurements worth $100,000 or more each, with a total value of about $518 million, that it had awarded since October 1996.

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2/04 THU 14:52 FAX 423 241 3897 OIG -**- HQ l015 2/04 THU 14:52 FAX 423 241 3897 OIG -**- HQ l015 ol: Fi 13 5.8 (8-09) Â£1*G (in'mi^)) UnitedStates Government Department of Energy Memorandum DATE: April. 22, 2004 REPLY TO ATTN OF: T -36 (A04RL018) Audit Report No.: OAS-L-04-15 SUBJECT: Audit of Disposition of Excess Facilities at the Hanford Site TO: Keith A. Klein, Manager, Richland Operations Office INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE The Hanford Site (Hanford) is the largest of the three original defense production sites founded during World War II. Between 1943 and 1963, nine plutonium production reactors were built along the Columbia River and five processing facilities were built on the site's Central Plateau, with about 1,000 support facilities. Currently, Hanford has a total of 1,500 facilities of which an estimated 1,000 are excess to current and future mission

moisture is key to growing quality wine grapes, but accurately monitoring the soil's water content is in California, and wine is the state's most valuable finished agricultural product, with an industry valued resources is increasing, which has increased the pres- sure on California vintners to use water more

Following the worst financial crisis since the great depression, the UnitedStates has experienced three consecutive years of unemployment above 8%. The current economic situation has pushed the economy to the forefront ...

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1 UNITEDSTATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2012 CONGESTION STUDY COMMENTS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION I. Introduction. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission ("PAPUC" or "Commission") herein files its comments to the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") Federal Register Notice published on November 10, 2011 (76 FR 70122) soliciting comments in preparation for the 2012 DOE Congestion Study. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 ("EPAct of 2005") directed that DOE perform a triennial study, in consultation with states, of electric transmission congestion on the national grid. After receipt and consideration of

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UnitedStates Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources UnitedStates Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources UnitedStates Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources February 6, 2008 - 11:13am Addthis Testimony of Secretary Samuel Bodman Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, I am pleased to be before you today to present the President's fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget proposal for the Department of Energy. The strength and prosperity of America's economy is built on the security of our nation and the reliability of energy sources. Since 2001, the Administration has committed $183 billion through the Department of Energy (DOE) to help drive America's economic growth, provide for our national security, and address the energy challenges that face our nation. The Department of Energy's FY 2009

A flow chart depicting energy flow in the residential sector of the UnitedStateseconomy in 2005 has been constructed from publicly available data and estimates of national energy use patterns. Approximately 11,000 trillion British Thermal Units (trBTUs) of electricity and fuels were used throughout the UnitedStates residential sector in lighting, electronics, air conditioning, space heating, water heating, washing appliances, cooking appliances, refrigerators, and other appliances. The residential sector is powered mainly by electricity and natural gas. Other fuels used include petroleum products (fuel oil, liquefied petroleum gas and kerosene), biomass (wood), and on-premises solar, wind, and geothermal energy. The flow patterns represent a comprehensive systems view of energy used within the residential sector.

6 6 UnitedStates Department of Energy Southeastern Power Administration Wholesale Power Rate Schedule CK-1-H Availability: This rate schedule shall be available to public bodies served through the facilities of Kentucky Utilities Company, (hereinafter called the Customers.) Applicability: This rate schedule shall be applicable to electric capacity and energy available from the Dale Hollow, Center Hill, Wolf Creek, Cheatham, Old Hickory, Barkley, J. Percy Priest, and Cordell Hull Projects (all of such projects being hereinafter called collectively the "Cumberland Projects") and sold in wholesale quantities. Character of Service: The electric capacity and energy supplied hereunder will be three-phase alternating current at a nominal frequency of 60 hertz. The power shall be delivered at nominal voltages

Does the Energy Economy Look Like in Your State? Does the Energy Economy Look Like in Your State? What Does the Energy Economy Look Like in Your State? January 29, 2013 - 11:21am Addthis The Energy Information Administration's video tour of its new state data portal. Matthew Loveless Matthew Loveless Data Integration Specialist, Office of Public Affairs What does this project do? The state data portal presents EIA energy data with new maps, comparison tools, and a data browser that makes it easy to see how your state compares. Back in October, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) launched the beta version of its state energy portal. Last week, I had the opportunity to take a guided tour of the latest additions to the site, and EIA has built a fantastic resource for anyone interested in the U.S. energy

This paper provides an overview of the use of renewable energy sources to generate electricity in the UnitedStates and a critical analysis of the federal and state policies that have supported the deployment of renewable ...

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functions and elasticities within the UnitedStates cotton industry. U.S. cotton yields appear to have been dramatically increased in recent years from newer varieties, boll weevil eradication, weather, and other technological improvements. Changes in both...

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UnitedStates has significant natural gas UnitedStates has significant natural gas and oil reserves. But many of these resources are increasingly harder to locate and bring into production. To help meet this challenge, the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy over the years has amassed wide ranging expertise in areas related to deepwater resource location, production, safety and environmental protection. The goal of these activities has been to not only help overcome

Manufacturing for the Hydrogen Economy Manufacturing Research & Development of PEM Fuel Cell of the hydrogen and fuel cell technologies needed to move the UnitedStates toward a future hydrogen economy of a hydrogen energy economy, moving from today's laboratory-scale fabrication technologies to high

181 (2011) 621- 622 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Plant Science j o u r n a l h o m e p a g e : w w w . e l s e v i e r . c o m / l o c a t e / p l a n t s c i Editorial Bioenergy plants in the UnitedStates and China The emerging bio-economies of the US and China hinge on the development of dedicated bioenergy feedstocks that will increase the production of next-generation biofuels and bioproducts. While biofuels might have less eventual importance than bioproducts, transportation needs for both countries require increasingly more biofuels to be produced in the coming decades. The US Renewable Fuels Standard mandate 136 billion litres of biofuels by 2022. Nearly 80 billion litres are required to be "advanced biofuels," generally regarded as fuels from non-corn and soybean feedstocks. Because

UnitedStates Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water Washington, D. C. 20460 UnitedStates) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT I. PURPOSE AND SCOPE. The UnitedStates Department of the Army (Army) and the United they determine the geographic jurisdictional scope of waters of the UnitedStates for purposes of section 404

India Hold the Second Meeting of the Indo-UnitedStates India Hold the Second Meeting of the Indo-UnitedStates Civil Nuclear Energy Working Group U.S. and India Hold the Second Meeting of the Indo-UnitedStates Civil Nuclear Energy Working Group April 30, 2009 - 12:00am Addthis The UnitedStates hosted the second meeting of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Energy Working Group at Idaho National Laboratory on April 28-30, 2009. This was the first meeting held by the Working Group since entry into force of the U.S.-India peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement. The agreement, signed in October 2008, aims to provide new opportunities for trade and job creation for both economies, help India meet its rapidly increasing energy needs in an environmentally responsible way, and enhance global nonproliferation efforts by bringing India closer to the nonproliferation

and India hold the Third Meeting of the Indo-UnitedStates and India hold the Third Meeting of the Indo-UnitedStates Civil Nuclear Energy Working Group U.S. and India hold the Third Meeting of the Indo-UnitedStates Civil Nuclear Energy Working Group March 17, 2010 - 12:54pm Addthis India hosted the third meeting of the Indo-UnitedStates Civil Nuclear Energy Working Group in Mumbai, on Feb. 3-4, 2010. Civil nuclear is one of five working groups established under the Energy Dialogue as a result of the 2005 Joint Statement issued by then President Bush and Prime Minister Singh. The Working Group first met in 2006 and held its second meeting after the U.S. and Indian governments completed the Indo-U.S. Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement. The Agreement, signed in October 2008, aims to provide new opportunities for trade and job creation for both economies; to

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...volume of ground water in storage exceeds the vol-ume...geo-thermal water; intruded seawater; water affected by evapotranspiration...pressure and the volume in storage may fluctuate according...Estimates of ground water in storage in the UnitedStates...communities have over-pumped their freshwater aquifers...

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the Earth's natural resources, in carrying out national security functions, and in planning and conducting. The national interest of the UnitedStates lies in maintaining international leadership in satellite land for national security purposes and global environmental change research, management responsibilities

States-Japan Cooperation on Energy Security States-Japan Cooperation on Energy Security UnitedStates-Japan Cooperation on Energy Security January 9, 2007 - 9:59am Addthis The UnitedStates and Japan enjoy strong energy cooperation through the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Energy Working Group, the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP), and the International Energy Forum. Also, the two countries have energy technology cooperation that includes the International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (I-NERI), the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project, the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF), and the International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy (IPHE). The UnitedStates and Japan are committed to strengthening the energy

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Estimates of the electricity that could potentially be generated by wind power and of the land area available for wind energy development have been calculated for the contiguous UnitedStates. The estimates are based on published wind resource data and exclude windy lands that are not suitable for development as a result of environmental and land-use considerations. Despite these exclusions, the potential electric power from wind energy is surprisingly large. Good wind areas, which cover 6% of the contiguous US land area, have the potential to supply more than one and a half times the current electricity consumption of the UnitedStates. Technology under development today will be capable of producing electricity economically from good wind sites in many regions of the country.

This paper highlights the key results from the Renewable Electricity (RE) Futures Study. It is a detailed consideration of renewable electricity in the UnitedStates. The paper focuses on technical issues related to the operability of the U. S. electricity grid and provides initial answers to important questions about the integration of high penetrations of renewable electricity technologies from a national perspective. The results indicate that the future U. S. electricity system that is largely powered by renewable sources is possible and the further work is warranted to investigate this clean generation pathway. The central conclusion of the analysis is that renewable electricity generation from technologies that are commercially available today, in combination with a more flexible electric system, is more than adequate to supply 80% of the total U. S. electricity generation in 2050 while meeting electricity demand on an hourly basis in every region of the UnitedStates.

(03/99) (03/99) UnitedStates Government Department of Energy ï¿½nemor~ndum= Office of River Protection DATE: REPLY TO ATTN OF: SUBJECT: TO: JAN 3 t 2013 ORP:RWR 12-ECD-0230 ANNUAL NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) PLANNING SUMMARY Gregory I-1. Woods, General Council Ofce of General Council The attached Annual NEP A Planning Summary for the Hanford Site has been prepared to

insect traps insect traps You may have noticed purple "boxes" hanging in area trees lately. These are three-sided insect traps for monitoring the spread of a non-native invasive insect that has killed several million ash trees in the eastern UnitedStates and Canada. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has installed over 3500 of them in ash trees throughout the state. Working with the state we've placed several traps on the Oak Ridge Reservation to help determine the extent of the infestation. "The insect, called the emerald ash borer, hasn't been detected in Roane and Anderson Counties, which is home to the Department of Energy Reservation", reports Greg Byrd, forester with the ORNL Natural

/07 THU 09:55 FAX 865 241 3897 OIG 4-,. HQ ~001 /07 THU 09:55 FAX 865 241 3897 OIG 4-,. HQ ~001 SDOE F 1325.8 (08-93) UnitedStates Government Department of Energy memorandum DATE: April 11, 2007 Audit Report Number: OAS-L-07-10 REPLY TO ATTN OF: IG-32 (A06DN005) SUBJECT: Audit of the Department of Energy's Community and Regulatory Support Funding at the Carlsbad Field Office TO: Manager, Carlsbad Field Office INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE The Department of Energy's (Department) Office of Environmental Management provided $60.1 million in Community and Regulatory Support funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 to a number of Department sites. The funding is intended to be used for activities indirectly related to nuclear and hazardous waste cleanup, such as agreements with state regulatory agencies and transportation departments. During FY 2005, the

The purpose of this chapter is to consider what redress a UnitedStates serviceman may have under international law and UnitedStates domestic law if he is denied a fair trial safeguard by a NATO country. Its t...

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The Renewable Energy Atlas (Atlas) of the UnitedStates is a compilation of geospatial data focused on renewable energy resources, federal land ownership, and base map reference information. It is designed for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USFS) and other federal land management agencies to evaluate existing and proposed renewable energy projects. Much of the content of the Atlas was compiled at Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne) to support recent and current energy-related Environmental Impact Statements and studies, including the following projects: (1) West-wide Energy Corridor Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) (BLM 2008); (2) Draft PEIS for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States (DOE/BLM 2010); (3) Supplement to the Draft PEIS for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States (DOE/BLM 2011); (4) Upper Great Plains Wind Energy PEIS (WAPA/USFWS 2012, in progress); and (5) Energy Transport Corridors: The Potential Role of Federal Lands in States Identified by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Section 368(b) (in progress). This report explains how to add the Atlas to your computer and install the associated software; describes each of the components of the Atlas; lists the Geographic Information System (GIS) database content and sources; and provides a brief introduction to the major renewable energy technologies.

before the UnitedStates House of before the UnitedStates House of Representatives House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Statement of Patricia Hoffman before the UnitedStates House of Representatives House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Statement of Patricia Hoffman before the UnitedStates House of Representatives House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development to appear before you today to discuss the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 budget request for the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE). Statement of Patricia Hoffman before the UnitedStates House of Representatives House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development More Documents & Publications

REGION I REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 194061415 Docket No. 040-07123 JUL. 19 '996 License No. SUB-748 (Retired) UnitedStates -Department of Energy O ffice of EnvironmentalRestoration ATTN: W. Alexander Williams, Ph.D. EM-241 Cloverleaf Building 19901 Germantown Road Germantown, Maryland 20874-1290 SUBJECT: NL INDUSTRIES, ALBANY, NEW YORK Dear Dr. Williams: We are aware that DOE is responsible for the former National Lead Company (NL Industries) facility near Albany, New York. During a recent review of retired AEC License No. SUB-748, we found records which provide additional information concerning the use of source material at the facility. Copies of AEC documents which describe activities at that facility are enclosed. License No. SUB-00748 authorized possession of 38,000 pounds of uranium during

b) -- b) -- OH.26 1 UnitedStates Government Department of Energy memorandum DATE: >$ a REPLY TO ATTN OF: EM-421 (W. A. Williams, 903-8149) SUBJECT: Authorization for Remedial Action at B&T Metals in Columbus, Ohio TO: L. Price, OR The B&T Metals facility, located at 425 West Town Street in Columbus, Ohio, is hereby designated for inclusion in the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). This designation is based on the results of a radiological survey and conclusions from an authority review as noted in the attached Designation Summary. Copies of the preliminary radiological survey report and authority determination are provided for information. The site has been assigned a low priority under the FUSRAP protocol. The preliminary survey concluded that the property contains residual

3.1 3.1 lwDl EFQ (07-Po) UnitedStates Government Department of Eneu memorandum REPLY TO ARNOF: EH-25 SUBJECP Recommendations on Alternative Actions for Analysis in Site-wide NEPA Reviews TO: Secretari a1 Officers Field Office Managers Backaround The purpose of this memorandum is to recommend the treatment of the proposed action and the no action alternatives in site-wide National Environmental Pol icy Act (NEPA) reviews that are prepared for continuing and reasonably foreseeable future actions at Department of Energy (DOE) sites. DOE prepares site-wide NEPA reviews in accordance with section 1021.331 of the DOE NEPA Regulations (10 CFR Part 1021, published on April 24, 1992 at 57 FR 15122) to improve and coordinate agency plans, functions, programs, and resource utilization, among other reasons.

0/03 10:1.0 FAX 301 903 4656 CAPITAL REGION 0/03 10:1.0 FAX 301 903 4656 CAPITAL REGION - FORS FIVEA |002/004 DOE F 1325.8 (8.89) EFG (07-90) UnitedStates Government -DeOartment of Enaera Memorandum DATE: February 19, 2003 Audit Report No.: C:AS-L-03-10 REPLY TO ATTN OF: IG-34 (A02PT034) SUBJECT: Audit of the Research and Development Investment Criteria for Fossil Energy TO: Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy (FE-1) The purpose of this report is to inform you of the results of our review of Research and Development (R&D) Investment Criteria for Fossil Energy. This review was initiated in August 2002 and fieldwork was conducted through December 2002 at Department Headquarters and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). The review methodology is described in the attachment to this report.

.BJ' 1-7 I I .BJ' 1-7 I I .* , UNITEDSTATES ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION OAK RIDGE OPERATIONS P. 0. BOX E OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE 37830 AREA CODE 615 TELEPHONE 483.8611 March 10, 1977 Assistant Director for Health Protection, DSSC-HQ ATTN: R. H. Kennedy, DSSC-HQ ERDA RESURVEY PROGRAM: JOSLYN STAINLESS STEEL COMPANY, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA On October 23, 1976, H. W. Dickson and I visited the subject site to reassess the radiological status of those facilities utilized under AEC/MED contract during 1944-49 and to determine the need for a formal ERDA/ORNL survey. Discussions were held with Mr. Edwin E. Hodgess, Jr., Vice President-Operations who provided information on the AEC operations and identified those parts of the plant which were involved.

8-89) 8-89) EFG (07-90) UnitedStates Government Department of Energy Memorandum DATE: March 26, 2004 REPLY TO IG-30 (A03RL15) Audit Report No.: OAS-L-04-12 ATTN OF: SUBJECT: Audit of Consolidation of Hanford's Surplus Plutonium-Bearing Material TO: Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE The Department of Energy's (Department) Office of Environmental Management (EM) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) are responsible for stabilization, repackaging and safeguarding of about 13 metric tons of surplus weapons-usable plutonium or plutonium-bearing material (surplus plutonium). The Defense Nuclear Safety Board (DNFSB) agreed to the stabilization and repackaging as long as there would be a continued surveillance of the material.

k08-93) k08-93) UnitedStates Government Department of Energy memorandum DATE: September 23, 2004 Audit Report Number: OAS-L-04-23 REPLY TO ATTN OF: IG-32 (A03SR041) SUBJECT: Audit of the National Nuclear Security Administration's Tritium Production Plan TO: Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is responsible for maintaining and enhancing the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile, of which tritium is a vital component. The tritium in weapon reservoirs must be periodically replaced due to decay. Since halting production in 1988, the Department has met its tritium requirements through a recycling process at the Savannah River Site (SRS). Additionally, per agreement with the Department of Defense, NNSA has

.,._ -_ ~,._ ,._ - -. ."_ ..__ - ;~_ .._ "l2Y' 070264 UnitedStates Government Deparlment of Enerav memorandum DATE AUG 011990 1"' 1 !a!!? -7 F;y ,2: 5o REU." TO Am0FE EM-421 SU~ccT: Authorization for Remedial Action at the Former Baker and Williams Warehouses on West 20th Street in New York, New York, under FUSRAP 'o L. Price, OR The site of the former Baker and Williams Warehouses, currently owned by Ralph Ferrara, Inc., located on West 20th Street in New York City [Manhattan), is designated for inclusion jn the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Project (FUSRAP). This designation is based on the results of a radiological survey and other supplemental information provided in the Designation Summary (Attachment 1). The site consists of

DOL F 1325.8 DOL F 1325.8 (8-89) EFG (07-90) UnitedStates Government Department of Ena memorandum DATE: January 22, 2003 Audit Report No.: OAS-L-03-09 REPLY TO ATTN OF: IG-34 (A02PT033) SUBJECT: Review of the Department's Administration of Financial Instruments TO: Director/Chief Financial Officer, Office of Management, Budget, and Evaluation, ME-1 The purpose of this report is to inform you of the results of our review of the Department of Energy's (Department) administration of financial instruments. The review was initiated in September 2002 and fieldwork was conducted through December 2002 at Department Headquarters, the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Our methodology is described in the attachment to this report.

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.9) .9) EFG (07-90) United. States Government Department of Energy memorandum DATE: January 5, 2006 Audit Report Number: OAS-L-06-05 REPLY TO ATTN OF: IG-32 (A04LL017) SUBJECT: Audit Report on "Management Controls over Technologies at the Special Nuclear Material Component Requalification Facility" TO: Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, NA-10 INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE In support of the enduring stockpile, pits must now be recertified or requalified each year. This process ensures that these components, which will be reused to rebuild war reserve weapons in the enduring stockpile, continue to perform as designed for their required service life. Accordingly, in 2001 the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) assigned the Pantex Plant (Pantex) the responsibility to construct the Special Nuclear

-. -. (8-29) EFG (07-W) UnitedStates Government Department of Energy m e m o randum DATE: b; zl3 REPLY TO Al-I-N OF: EM-421 (W. A. W illiams, 903-8149) ion of the Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, A SUBJECT: Eliminat labama TO: The F ile I have reviewed the attached site summary and elimination recommendation for the Southern Research Institute. I have determined that the activities at the site were licensed under the Atomic Energy Act and that the site is thereby disqualified from further consideration under the Department of Energy's Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). Based on the above, the Southern Research Institute is hereby eliminated from further consideration under FUSRAP. W . Alexander W illiams, PhD Designation and Certification Manager

The Renewable Energy Atlas (Atlas) of the UnitedStates is a compilation of geospatial data focused on renewable energy resources, federal land ownership, and base map reference information. This report explains how to add the Atlas to your computer and install the associated software. The report also includes: ? A description of each of the components of the Atlas; ? Lists of the Geographic Information System (GIS) database content and sources; and ? A brief introduction to the major renewable energy technologies. The Atlas includes the following: ? A GIS database organized as a set of Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) ArcGIS Personal GeoDatabases, and ? ESRI ArcReader and ArcGIS project files providing an interactive map visualization and analysis interface.

e Electrons Form Approved by ClLR - e Electrons Form Approved by ClLR - 70/0#2002 (08-89) UnitedStates Government Department of Energy - nemorandum Bonneville Power Administration DATE: January 31, 201 1 REPLY TO AITN OF: BPA-KEC-4 SUBJECT: 201 1 Annual National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Planning Summary TO: Scott Blake Harris, General Counsel Attached please find Bonneville Power Administration's (BPA's) 201 1 Annual NEPA Planning Summary. As requested in your December 8,2010, memorandum, the summary identifies the status of ongoing environmental assessments (EAs), ongoing environniental impact statements (EISs), EAs expected to be prepared during the next 12 months, and EISs expected to be prepared during the next 24 months. We have included documents for which BPA will be the lead federal agency, as well as documents for which BPA will be a

PROTOTYPE PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITEDSTATES PROTOTYPE PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITEDSTATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, THE [INSERT STATE NAME] ENERGY OFFICE AND THE [INSERT STATE NAME] STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE REGARDING EECBG, SEP AND WAP UNDERTAKINGS February 5, 2010 PROTOTYPE PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITEDSTATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, THE [INSERT STATE NAME] ENERGY OFFICE AND THE [INSERT STATE NAME] STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE REGARDING EECBG, SEP AND WAP UNDERTAKINGS February 5, 2010 Prototype programmatic agreement for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, the State Energy Plan, and the Weatherization Assistance Program. PROTOTYPE PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITEDSTATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, THE [INSERT STATE NAME] ENERGY OFFICE AND THE [INSERT STATE NAME]

This report presents an analysis of LMFBR licensing in the UnitedStates. It approaches this question broadly, examining first the system in the UnitedStates with the various sectors of the nuclear power economy, and the experience of that system in LWR licensing. It then examines the nature of LMFBR safety licensing questions - to the degree that they differ from those of LWR's - and surveys the experience of the UnitedStates and other countries in LMFBR safety licensing. Special attention is devoted to the case of France because of the technical leadership which the French program has provided, and because of the apparent efficiency with which French licensing is performed. The French licensing system and LWR licensing experience are examined, and conclusions drawn regarding the reasons for their effectiveness. Finally, a general comparison of the UnitedStates and foreign licensing systems is performed, proposals offered during the recent past for changes in the UnitedStates system are examined, and possibilities for future changes are suggested.

International Cooperation Â» UnitedStates-United International Cooperation Â» UnitedStates-United Kingdom Collaboration on Fossil Energy R&D UnitedStates-United Kingdom Collaboration on Fossil Energy R&D U.S.-UK Collaboration in Fossil Energy R&D The UnitedStates and the United Kingdom are participating in a multi-year collaboration on advanced materials supported by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The collaboration is an outgrowth of the US-UK Memorandum of Understanding and the associated Implementing Arrangement for Fossil Energy Research and Technology Development. The MOU, signed on November 6, 2000, provides a framework to continue, expand, and maximize cooperation in energy research and development between the two nations.

Processing of bituminous and anthracite coal is widely practiced in the UnitedStates and, as mentioned earlier, about 80 percent of the production of these coals is processed as clean coal in preparation plants. Subbituminous coal is not widely processed, primarily because these low rank raw coals are low in sulfur (0.5 to 1.0 percent) and relatively low in ash (8 to 15 percent). They are also relatively low in heat content due to their high inherent moisture. Lignite coals, to the best of the authors{close_quote} knowledge, are not presently being processed in Conventional Coal Preparation plants. This is due to their unstable nature and putting them in water in a coal preparation plant is likely to cause severe degradation in particle size and add to their already high inherent moisture content. The following are the benefits of clean coal processing: produces a uniform product which can be utilized more efficiently; produces a higher quality product which results in higher efficiency at the power station or the steel mill; reduces sulfur dioxide and other adverse stack emissions during coal firing which is a very important environmental consideration; reduces ash or slag handling costs by the user; reduces shipping costs; and reduces handling and storage costs. Processing any stable raw coal in a coal preparation plant will always produce a higher grade product which is a more efficient and a more environmentally acceptable fuel for use at power stations, steel mills, home heating or industrial boilers.

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While most active research involving beryllium in the UnitedStates remains tied strongly to biological effects, there are several areas of technology development in the last two years that should be mentioned. (1) Beryllium disposed of in soil vaults at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Radioactive Waste Management Complex (RWMC) has been encapsulated in-situ by high-temperature and pressure injection of a proprietary wax based material to inhibit corrosion. (2) A research program to develop a process for removing heavy metals and cobalt from irradiated beryllium using solvent extraction techniques has been initiated to remove components that prevent the beryllium from being disposed of as ordinary radioactive waste. (3) The JUPITER-II program at the INL Safety and Tritium Applied Research (STAR) facility has addressed the REDOX reaction of beryllium in molten Flibe (a mixture of LiF and BeF2) to control tritium, particularly in the form of HF, bred in the Flibe by reactions involving both beryllium and lithium. (4) Work has been performed at Los Alamos National Laboratory to produce beryllium high heat flux components by plasma spray deposition on macro-roughened substrates. Finally, (5) corrosion studies on buried beryllium samples at the RWMC have shown that the physical form of some of the corroded beryllium is very filamentary and asbestos-like. This form of beryllium may exacerbate the contraction of chronic beryllium disease.

The Russian - UnitedStates Environmental Restoration Workshop, held in Washington, D.C., and Richland, Washington, from April 5 through 18, 1993, was the first extended collaborative information exchange between the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Russian scientists at the site level. In addition to the Russian scientists, workshop participants included scientists and staff from DOE, Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL), Westinghouse Hanford Company (WHC), the US Environmental Training Institute (USETI), universities, and the private sector. The first week (April 5 through 10) of the workshop took place in Washington, D.C., where the Russian and US participants were presented with a US perspective on environmental restoration and remediation issues from representatives in DOE and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The second week (April 11 through 18) occurred in Richland, Washington, where the participants were presented with site-specific environmental restoration and remediation issues related to Hanford Site cleanup. This report is a compilation of the presentations, discussions, and experiences shared during the second week of the workshop in Richland, Washington.

System-of-Systems Laboratory, College of Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering and Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, §School of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and ?School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University 701 West Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, UnitedStates ... (48) Air travel demand is commonly represented as revenue-passenger-kilometer (RPK), which equals the number of passengers multiplied by the flight distance, a counterpart of the vehicle-miles-traveled (VMT) measure for road transport. ... Light-duty vehicles are fundamental to our economy and will continue to be for the indefinite future. ...

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Memorandum of Understanding Between the UnitedStates Department of Memorandum of Understanding Between the UnitedStates Department of Energy and the Washington State Department of Ecology for Development of the Hanford Site Tank Closure and Waste Management EIS ("TC&WM EIS") Memorandum of Understanding Between the UnitedStates Department of Energy and the Washington State Department of Ecology for Development of the Hanford Site Tank Closure and Waste Management EIS ("TC&WM EIS") The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) have mutual responsibilities for accomplishing cleanup of the Hanford Site as well as continuing ongoing waste management activities consistent with applicable federal and state laws and regulations. Memorandum of Understanding Between the UnitedStates Department of Energy

This overview of bankruptcy and other debtor-creditor law in the UnitedStates is designed for lawyers trained outside of the U.S. It summarizes federal and state law governing collection from debtors in bankruptcy and ...

program in order to reduce Federal employee's contribution to traffic congestion and air pollutionUNITEDSTATES AIR FORCE OUTSIDE THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT PROGRAM): ____________ City (Residence): __________________________State: _______________ Zip Code: ________________ Air Force

of competition within the wholesale and retail market for electric energy in the UnitedStates and to submiti UnitedStates of America Electric Energy Market Competition Task Force and the Federal Energy and Retail Markets for Electric Energy Docket No. AD05

Characterization of wind power resource in the UnitedStates* U. Bhaskar Gunturu and C. Adam Chemistry and Physics Characterization of wind power resource in the UnitedStates U. B. Gunturu and C. A, 120 m turbine hub heights. The wind power density (WPD) estimates at 50 m are qualitatively similar

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is producing validated wind resource maps for priority offshore regions of the UnitedStates. This report describes the methodology used to validate the maps and to build a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) database to classify the offshore wind resource by state, water depth, distance from shore, and administrative unit.

UnitedStates and Italy Sign Nuclear Energy Agreements UnitedStates and Italy Sign Nuclear Energy Agreements UnitedStates and Italy Sign Nuclear Energy Agreements September 30, 2009 - 1:23pm Addthis U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Italian Minister for Economic Development Claudio Scajola today signed two important nuclear energy agreements that may lead to construction of new nuclear power plants and improved cooperation on advanced nuclear energy systems and fuel cycle technologies in both countries. The U.S.-Italy Joint Declaration Concerning Industrial and Commercial Cooperation in the Nuclear Energy Sector, which was signed on behalf of the UnitedStates by Secretary Chu and Deputy Secretary of Commerce Dennis F. Hightower, affirms the strong interest of the UnitedStates and Italy to encourage their respective nuclear industries to seek opportunities for the

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UnitedStates and Italy Sign Nuclear Energy Agreements UnitedStates and Italy Sign Nuclear Energy Agreements UnitedStates and Italy Sign Nuclear Energy Agreements September 30, 2009 - 1:23pm Addthis U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Italian Minister for Economic Development Claudio Scajola today signed two important nuclear energy agreements that may lead to construction of new nuclear power plants and improved cooperation on advanced nuclear energy systems and fuel cycle technologies in both countries. The U.S.-Italy Joint Declaration Concerning Industrial and Commercial Cooperation in the Nuclear Energy Sector, which was signed on behalf of the UnitedStates by Secretary Chu and Deputy Secretary of Commerce Dennis F. Hightower, affirms the strong interest of the UnitedStates and Italy to encourage their respective nuclear industries to seek opportunities for the

Research Station January 2014 Past and Prospective Carbon Stocks in Forests of Northern Wisconsin A Report or greenhouse gas registries and receive some credit for additional actions to reduce emissions or increase Foresight and Rapid Response research unit with the U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 11

UnitedStates, Russia Sign Agreement to Further Research and UnitedStates, Russia Sign Agreement to Further Research and Development Collaboration in Nuclear Energy and Security UnitedStates, Russia Sign Agreement to Further Research and Development Collaboration in Nuclear Energy and Security September 16, 2013 - 11:18am Addthis NEWS MEDIA CONTACT (202) 586-4940 VIENNA - U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Director General of the Russian Federation State Corporation "Rosatom" Sergey Kirienko today signed the Agreement between the Government of the UnitedStates of America and the Government of the Russian Federation on Cooperation in Nuclear- and Energy-Related Scientific Research and Development on the margins of the International Atomic Energy Agency's General Conference in Vienna, Austria. The Agreement provides the legal framework necessary to expand cooperation

Transmission, LLC and Normandeau Associates, INC. Transmission, LLC and Normandeau Associates, INC. regarding Independent third party party preparation of NEPA Compliance Document: December 2010. Memorandum of Understanding among the UnitedStates Department of Energy and Northern Pass Transmission, LLC and Normandeau Associates, INC. regarding Independent third party party preparation of NEPA Compliance Document: December 2010. Memorandum of Understanding among the UnitedStates Department of Energy and Northern Pass Transmission, LLC and Normandeau Associates, INC. regarding Independent third party party preparation of NEPA Compliance Document. For more information on the Northern Pass Pending Application please see the Northern Pass EIS website. Memorandum of Understanding among the UnitedStates Department of Energy

l:--mUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL HEAT PUMP APPLICATIONS IN THE UNITEDSTATES Richard C. Niess Dames &. Moore Bethesda, Maryland ABSTRACT The energy crIsIs of 1973 accelerated the develop ment of large-scale heat pumps in the UnitedStates. Since... gaining acceptance, including groundwater/geothermal water. INTRODUCTION The large-scale application of heat pumps in the UnitedStates had its beginning with the first known installation of an air-to-air heat pump in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1932...

STATES OF AMERICA STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ) Implementing the National ) NBP RFI: Data Access; Broadband Plan by Empowering ) Docket ID: DOE-HQ-2009-0003-0835 Consumer and the Smart Grid: Data ) Access, Third Party Use, and Privacy ) COMMENTS OF SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES, INC. Southern Company Services, Inc., for itself and on behalf of Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company,

This report responds to a Congressional Conference Report that requests that $625,000 in funding provided will be used by the Department to identify potential markets for clean coal technologies in developing countries and countries with economies in transition from nonmarket economies and to identify existing, or new, financial mechanisms or financial support to be provided by the Federal government that will enhance the ability of US industry to participate in these markets. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects world coal consumption to increase by 30 percent between 1990 and 2010, from 5.1 to 6.5 billion short tons. Five regions stand out as major foreign markets for the export of US clean coal technologies: China; The Pacific Rim (other than China); South Asia (primarily India); Transitional Economies (Central Europe and the Newly Independent States); and Other Markets (the Americas and Southern Africa). Nearly two-thirds of the expected worldwide growth in coal utilization will occur in China, one quarter in the UnitedStates. EIA forecasts nearly a billion tons per year of additional coal consumption in China between 1990 and 2010, a virtual doubling of that country`s coal consumption. A 30-percent increase in coal consumption is projected in other developing countries over that same period. This increase in coal consumption will be accompanied by an increase in demand for technologies for burning coal cost-effectively, efficiently and cleanly. In the Pacific Rim and South Asia, rapid economic growth coupled with substantial indigenous coal supplies combine to create a large potential market for CCTS. In Central Europe and the Newly Independent States, the challenge will be to correct the damage of decades of environmental neglect without adding to already-considerable economic disruption. Though the situation varies, all these countries share the basic need to use indigenous low-quality coal cleanly and efficiently.

Universities Across the UnitedStates Make Strides in Energy Universities Across the UnitedStates Make Strides in Energy Education Universities Across the UnitedStates Make Strides in Energy Education April 12, 2010 - 1:19pm Addthis Eric Barendsen Energy Technology Program Specialist, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy When I was in college, money wasn't exactly flying in the door. I ate enough frozen pizza to last a lifetime in the name of fiscal responsibility. But there were certainly better ways to save money than changing my diet, and now I know a few of them. Energized students on campuses across the UnitedStates are learning at a young age just how much money and energy they can save by taking some easy, energy-saving steps. A new video on EERE's Energy Empowers website highlights an inspiring energy-saving contest held by a group at the

UnitedStates and Czech Republic Join Together to Announce UnitedStates and Czech Republic Join Together to Announce Bilateral Nuclear Energy Research and Development Efforts UnitedStates and Czech Republic Join Together to Announce Bilateral Nuclear Energy Research and Development Efforts September 29, 2011 - 1:43pm Addthis PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The U.S. Department of Energy recently joined with the ReÅ¾ Nuclear Research Institute, the U.S. Embassy in Prague, Texas A&M and the Czech Nuclear Education Network (CENEN) to announce a series of bilateral nuclear research and development programs that will help to advance safe and secure nuclear energy technologies in both countries. These efforts, including workshops and teacher exchanges, will leverage the expertise of research institutions and universities in the UnitedStates

Geothermal Potential In The Western UnitedStates Geothermal Potential In The Western UnitedStates Jump to: navigation, search GEOTHERMAL ENERGYGeothermal Home Conference Paper: Mapping Geothermal Potential In The Western UnitedStates Details Activities (3) Areas (1) Regions (0) Abstract: The U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting an updated assessment of geothermal resources in the UnitedStates. An important component of the assessment is the estimate of the spatial distribution and quantity of undiscovered geothermal resources. Weights of evidence and logistic regression models have been applied through a Geographic Information System (GIS) framework to produce maps of geothermal favorability. These maps provide the basis for characterizing the undiscovered geothermal resource base and could guide future exploration

UnitedStates Department of Energy National Laboratories UnitedStates Department of Energy National Laboratories Jump to: navigation, search This category uses the form Research Institution. Pages in category "UnitedStates Department of Energy National Laboratories" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. A Argonne National Laboratory B Brookhaven National Laboratory I Idaho National Laboratory L Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) L cont. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory N National Energy Technology Laboratory National Renewable Energy Laboratory O Oak Ridge National Laboratory P Pacific Northwest National Laboratory S Sandia National Laboratories Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) Retrieved from "http://en.openei.org/w/index.php?title=Category:United_States_Department_of_Energy_National_Laboratories&oldid=207305

UnitedStates Announces New Bilateral Partnership with Ghana UnitedStates Announces New Bilateral Partnership with Ghana UnitedStates Announces New Bilateral Partnership with Ghana March 16, 2012 - 2:16pm Addthis Washington, D.C. - The UnitedStates announced today that it has formed a new bilateral partnership with Ghana that will build on the strong bilateral ties between the two countries and support further cooperation on a range of economic development issues. On March 9, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Ghana Finance Minister Kwabena Duffuor signed a Statement of Principles reaffirming our bilateral commitment to supporting President Obama's Partnership for Growth (PfG) Initiative. Ghana is one of the first four countries globally - including El Salvador, Tanzania, and the Philippines - to participate in the interagency PfG Initiative.

i i I~ Central Nevada-40 UNITEDSTATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225 USGS-474-90 SUMMARY OF HYDRAULIC TESTING IN AND CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF WATER SAMPLES FROM DEEP EXPLORATORY HOLES IN LITTLE FISH LAKE, MONITOR, HOT CREEK, AND LITTLE SMOKY VALLEYS, NEVADA By George A. Dinwiddie and leRoy J. Schroder ,.....---'-------.,... NOT ICE - - - - - - - - - - , .This report was prepared as an account of work . sponsored by. the. UnitedStates Government. Neither the UnitedStates nor the Â·UnitedStates Atomic Energy Commission, nor any of their employees, nor any of their contractors, subcontractors, or their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accurac y, com- pleteness or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product or process disclosed, or represents that its

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Bridge inspection and maintenance is extremely important to the country since it is the economic lifeblood of the UnitedStates business and people relying upon them to do business and get to work. Although bridge disasters are relatively rare...

During the summer, strong surface heating combines with the terrain and landwater contrasts of the northwest UnitedStates to create a complex array of diurnal circulations. Though observational and modeling studies have described some of these ...

New geothermal prospects in the western UnitedStates show promise, according to the new 2013 Annual U.S. Geothermal Power Production and Development Report, published by the Geothermal Energy Association this week.

This dissertation examines future prospects of bioenergy production in the UnitedStates. The analysis examines three issues on liquid fuel and cellulosic ethanol. First, the amount that costs need to decrease in order to make cellulosic ethanol...

Hurricane activity between 1979 and 2011 was studied to determine damage statistics under different environmental conditions. Hurricanes cause billions of dollars of damage every year in the UnitedStates, but damage ...

As major airports in the UnitedStates have reached their maximum capacity and became congested, available capacity at surrounding airports has been utilized by the emergence of secondary airports. Given the expectation ...

...April 2010 ARTICLE REVIEWS Epidemiology of Seafood-Associated Infections in the UnitedStates...and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia Summary: Seafood is part of a healthful diet, but seafood consumption is not risk-free. Seafood is...

The Governments authority to impose taxes is one of its most pervasive and fundamental powers. In the UnitedStates, this power is granted to Congress by the U.S. Constitution with few explicit restrictions. Moreover, the ...

A record of 50 years of daily outflows through the boundaries of the continental UnitedStates has been assembled based on observations recorded by U.S. Geological Survey streamflow stations. Only stations with continuous records from 1939 ...

UNITEDSTATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF CIVILIAN RADIOACTIVE UNITEDSTATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF CIVILIAN RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT Annual Financial Report Years Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 UNITEDSTATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF CIVILIAN RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT Annual Financial Report Years Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 As required by Section 304(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) of 1982, as amended, Public Law 97-425, the following document is the UnitedStates Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management's Annual Financial Report for the years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 as required by Section 302(c)(l) ofNWPA. The information in this report is current only as of September 30, 2009, and does not reflect actions or changes that have occurred since then.

UnitedStates Announces New Bilateral Partnership with Ghana UnitedStates Announces New Bilateral Partnership with Ghana UnitedStates Announces New Bilateral Partnership with Ghana March 16, 2012 - 2:16pm Addthis Washington, D.C. - The UnitedStates announced today that it has formed a new bilateral partnership with Ghana that will build on the strong bilateral ties between the two countries and support further cooperation on a range of economic development issues. On March 9, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Ghana Finance Minister Kwabena Duffuor signed a Statement of Principles reaffirming our bilateral commitment to supporting President Obama's Partnership for Growth (PfG) Initiative. Ghana is one of the first four countries globally - including El Salvador, Tanzania, and the Philippines - to participate in the interagency PfG Initiative.

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...States are vast, while the forests are renewable and the farms susceptible of large increase...Saxony (778) and half that of (settled) Egypt (931). The 200, -000,000 for the...Saxony and oinly about one third that of Egypt. The rate of increase in population to...

subsequent stage of available judicial proceedings, including . . . proceedings for executive or other proceedings are authorized by the statute to represent these clients in state clemency proceedings Continuing Representation Under 21 U.S.C. Â§ 848(q)(8) and to Set Immediate Date for Budget Conference

Yearly cyclone frequency over North America and adjacent oceans, corresponding linear regression line and correlation coe f f icient 35 FIG. 12 FIG. 13 As Fig. 11, except for February Yearly January cyclone frequency over the UnitedStates..., or to the west of, the UnitedStates coastline and in the north central Atlantic Ocean. The ridging then extends northwards over both oceans toward the polar regions. At the same time, the tropo- spheric polar vortex splits into two distinct centers ? one...

of the UnitedStates. " ?4 Net National Product (NNP) is GNP less capital consumption 4 Definitions of GNP, NNP, and capital consumption allow- ances with capital consumption adjustment are taken from U. S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis... of the UnitedStates. " ?4 Net National Product (NNP) is GNP less capital consumption 4 Definitions of GNP, NNP, and capital consumption allow- ances with capital consumption adjustment are taken from U. S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis...

METEOROLOGICAL TELECONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE SAHEL AND THE EASTERN UNITEDSTATES A Thesis by JEFFREY EARL MALAN Submitted to the Graduate College of Texas ASM University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of MASTER... OF SCIENCE December 1985 Major Subject: Meteorology METEOROLOGICAL TELECONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE SAHEL AND THE EASTERN UNITEDSTATES A Thesis by JEFFREY EARL MALAN Approved as to style and content by: J hn F. Grif s (Cha rman of Committee) Rudo f J...

U.S. and India Hold the Second Meeting of the Indo-UnitedStates Civil Nuclear Energy Working Group U.S. and India Hold the Second Meeting of the Indo-UnitedStates Civil Nuclear Energy Working Group The UnitedStates hosted the second meeting of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Energy Working Group at Idaho National Laboratory on April 28-30, 2009. This was the first meeting held by the Working Group since entry into force of the U.S.-India peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement. The agreement, signed in October 2008, aims to provide new opportunities for trade and job creation for both economies, help India meet its rapidly increasing energy needs in an environmentally responsible way, and enhance global nonproliferation efforts by bringing India closer to the nonproliferation mainstream. With completion of the peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement, both governments are now working to reinvigorate technical discussions begun under the Working Group in 2006. Mr. Shane Johnson, Acting Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy in the U.S. Department of Energy, and Dr. Ravi Grover, Director of Indiaï¿½s Strategic & Planning Group in the Department of Atomic Energy, served as co-chairs of the meeting. They opened the dialogue by reaffirming their commitment to work collaboratively to face global economic, climate change, and energy security challenges.

A previous report describes an opportunity for the UnitedStates to take leadership in efforts to transform the global energy system toward clean energy technologies (CET). An accompanying analysis to that report provides estimates of the economic benefits to the UnitedStates of such a global transformation on the order of several hundred billion dollars per year by 2050. This report describes the methods and assumptions used in developing those benefit estimates. It begins with a summary of the results of the analysis based on an updated and refined model completed since the publication of the previous report. The framework described can be used to estimate the economic benefits to the U.S. of coordinated global action to increase the uptake of CETs worldwide. Together with a Monte Carlo simulation engine, the framework can be used to develop plausible ranges for benefits, taking into account the large uncertainty in the driving variables and economic parameters. The resulting estimates illustrate that larger global clean energy markets offer significant opportunities to the UnitedStateseconomy.

Abstract Hydrogen production technologies play an important role in the hydrogen economy of China. However, the roles of different technologies played in promoting the development of hydrogen economy are different. The role prioritization of various hydrogen production technologies is of vital importance for the stakeholders/decision-makers to plan the development of hydrogen economy in China and to allocate the finite R&D budget reasonably. In this study, DPSIR framework was firstly used to identify the key factors concerning the priorities of various hydrogen production technologies; then, a fuzzy group decision-making method by incorporating fuzzy AHP and fuzzy TOPSIS was proposed to prioritize the roles of different technologies. The proposed method is capable of allowing multiple groups of stakeholders/decision-makers to participate in the decision-making and addressing problems with uncertainty and imprecise information. The prioritization results by using the proposed method demonstrated that the technologies of coal gasification with CO2 capture and storage and hydropower-based water electrolysis were regarded as the two most important hydrogen production pathways for promoting the development of hydrogen economy in China among the five assessed technologies.

The UnitedStates and India have among the largest economies in the world, and they continue to work together to address current and future challenges in reliable electricity supply. The acceleration to efficient, grid-responsive, resilient buildings represents a key energy security objective for federal and state agencies in both countries. The weaknesses in the Indian grid system were manifest in 2012, in the countrys worst blackout, which jeopardized the lives of half of Indias 1.2 billion people. While both countries are investing significantly in power sector reform, India, by virtue of its colossal growth rate in commercial energy intensity and commercial floor space, is better placed than the UnitedStates to integrate and test state-of-art Smart Grid technologies in its future grid-responsive commercial buildings. This paper presents a roadmap of technical collaboration between the research organizations, and public-private stakeholders in both countries to accelerate the building-to-grid integration through pilot studies in India.

of the Guiana Shield (VENEZUELA: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; GUYANA, SURINAM, FRENCH GUIANA) by V. Funk, DeltaAmacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the UnitedStates National Herbarium and Surinam, French Guiana (a part of France) and the Venezuelan states of Amazonas, Bolivar, and Delta

UNITEDSTATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Before Commissioners: Pat Wood, III of Energy and Ancillary Services Into Markets Operated by the California Independent System Operator-746-000 Public Utilities Commission of the State of California v. Sellers of Long Term Contracts

J BSTRACT An Alternative to Present UnitedStates Defense Strategy. (Nay 1971) william 1:. 'allace Anthony, B. A. , Tarleton State College; Directed by: Dr. N. Z. Benton 'he purpose of tnis study is to explore the policy relative to a nuclear... strategic capability that wo ld enhance the defensive nuclear posture of tne UnitedStates and its allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The thesis postulates the employment of a land mass, that is a possession of a N"TO alliance...

UnitedStates Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources UnitedStates Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources UnitedStates Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources February 7, 2007 - 10:15am Addthis Testimony of Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman Chairman Bingaman, Ranking Member Domenici, and members of the Committee, I am pleased to be with you this morning to present the President's FY 2008 budget proposal for the Department of Energy. Before I discuss the details of our budget proposal, I would like to briefly mention the President's energy initiatives announced during the State of the Union. As you know, President Bush asked Congress and America's scientists, farmers, industry leaders and entrepreneurs to join him in pursuing the goal of reducing U.S. gasoline usage by 20 percent in the next ten years. We have named this our "Twenty in Ten" plan and I

This special report presents an analysis of natural gas processing plants This special report presents an analysis of natural gas processing plants in the UnitedStates as of 2009 and highlights characteristics of this segment of the industry. The purpose of the paper is to examine the role of natural gas processing plants in the natural gas supply chain and to provide an overview and summary of processing plant characteristics in the UnitedStates, such as locations, capacities, and operations. Key Findings There were 493 operational natural gas processing plants in the UnitedStates with a combined operating capacity of 77 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per day. Overall, operating capacity increased about 12 percent between 2004 and 2009, not including the processing capacity in Alaska1. At the same time, the number of all processing plants in the lower 48 States decreased

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States, Russia Sign Agreement to Further Research and States, Russia Sign Agreement to Further Research and Development Collaboration in Nuclear Energy and Security UnitedStates, Russia Sign Agreement to Further Research and Development Collaboration in Nuclear Energy and Security September 16, 2013 - 11:18am Addthis NEWS MEDIA CONTACT (202) 586-4940 VIENNA - U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Director General of the Russian Federation State Corporation "Rosatom" Sergey Kirienko today signed the Agreement between the Government of the UnitedStates of America and the Government of the Russian Federation on Cooperation in Nuclear- and Energy-Related Scientific Research and Development on the margins of the International Atomic Energy Agency's General Conference in Vienna, Austria. The Agreement provides the legal framework necessary to expand cooperation

GAO GAO UnitedStates General Accounting Office Performance and Accountability Series January 2001 Major Management Challenges and Program Risks Department of Energy GAO-01-246 Page 1 GAO-01-246 DOE Challenges Contents Letter 3 Overview 6 Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Energy 13 Related GAO Products 48 Performance and Accountability Series 52 Page 2 GAO-01-246 DOE Challenges Comptroller General of the UnitedStates Page 3 GAO-01-246 DOE Challenges UnitedStates General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 L e t t e r January 2001 The President of the Senate The Speaker of the House of Representatives This report addresses the major performance and accountability challenges facing the Department of Energy (DOE) as it seeks to maintain the nation's

The UnitedStates Releases its Open Government National Action Plan The UnitedStates Releases its Open Government National Action Plan The UnitedStates Releases its Open Government National Action Plan September 20, 2011 - 1:58pm Addthis Cammie Croft Cammie Croft Senior Advisor, Director of New Media & Citizen Engagement Today, President Obama signs the Open Government Partnership declaration, unveiling the U.S. Open Government National Action Plan. At the Energy Department, we are committed to creating a more efficient and effective government while ensuring that taxpayers' money is wisely spent. Over the past year, we've taken a number of steps to make the Department more transparent and more participatory, including: Relaunching Energy.gov through a complete overhaul of its front-end and back-end design, making it an interactive information platform while

The UnitedStates Releases its Open Government National Action Plan The UnitedStates Releases its Open Government National Action Plan The UnitedStates Releases its Open Government National Action Plan September 20, 2011 - 1:58pm Addthis Cammie Croft Cammie Croft Senior Advisor, Director of New Media & Citizen Engagement Today, President Obama signs the Open Government Partnership declaration, unveiling the U.S. Open Government National Action Plan. At the Energy Department, we are committed to creating a more efficient and effective government while ensuring that taxpayers' money is wisely spent. Over the past year, we've taken a number of steps to make the Department more transparent and more participatory, including: Relaunching Energy.gov through a complete overhaul of its front-end and back-end design, making it an interactive information platform while

UnitedStates Regains Lead with World's Fastest Supercomputer UnitedStates Regains Lead with World's Fastest Supercomputer UnitedStates Regains Lead with World's Fastest Supercomputer June 18, 2012 - 2:02pm Addthis NEWS MEDIA CONTACT (202) 586-4940 WASHINGTON - Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that a supercomputer called Sequoia at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in Livermore, California, received the rank of the world's most powerful computing system. The Top500 list, which annually ranks the world's fastest supercomputers, released its list at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC12) in Hamburg, Germany on Monday, June 18. Supercomputers at four other Department of Energy national laboratories ranked in the top 20: Mira at Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Illinois, ranked third; Jaguar at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak

DOE) DOE) Jump to: navigation, search Logo: UnitedStates Department of Energy Name UnitedStates Department of Energy Short Name DOE Address U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Ave., SW Place Washington, D.C. Zip 20582-1111 Year founded 1977 Website http://www.energy.gov/ References http://www.energy.gov/ Contents 1 Mission 2 Research Institutions 3 Facilities 4 Energy Innovation Portal 5 Startup America Initiative 6 Links 7 References Mission The Department of Energy's overarching mission is to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the UnitedStates; to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission; and to ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex. The Department's strategic goals to achieve the mission are designed to deliver

UnitedStates Regains Lead with World's Fastest Supercomputer UnitedStates Regains Lead with World's Fastest Supercomputer UnitedStates Regains Lead with World's Fastest Supercomputer June 18, 2012 - 2:02pm Addthis NEWS MEDIA CONTACT (202) 586-4940 WASHINGTON - Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that a supercomputer called Sequoia at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in Livermore, California, received the rank of the world's most powerful computing system. The Top500 list, which annually ranks the world's fastest supercomputers, released its list at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC12) in Hamburg, Germany on Monday, June 18. Supercomputers at four other Department of Energy national laboratories ranked in the top 20: Mira at Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Illinois, ranked third; Jaguar at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak

The importance of Persian Gulf oil, in the context of UnitedStates national security has been demonstrated in recent political, economic, and military terms. Substantial UnitedStates military resources have been devoted to maintain national security interests in the Persian Gulf region. This paper analyzes the UnitedStates military strategy designed to insure the US and its allies continued access to Persian Gulf oil and to suggest alternatives for possible improvement. Although the focus is on US military strategy in the Persian Gulf, it also covers others aspects of US national security policy and strategy. US military policy in the Persian Gulf is derived from a complex process that inextricably links the elements of national strategy with the elements of national power. Conclusions about US policy and strategy in the Persian Gulf that are properly focused and logical require an understanding of US interests and their priorities; US strategies and their feasibility; plus US capabilities and their limitations.

...but did not visit the doctor because of cost, did not fill prescriptions or skipped doses of medications because of cost, or did not get recommended tests, treatments, or follow-up care because of cost. Indeed, the UnitedStates ranks last among the 11 countries in terms of financial access to care for... In a survey of adults in 11 high-income countries, the UnitedStates ranks last on measures of financial access to care as well as of availability of care on nights and weekends. Uninsured Americans are particularly likely to report encountering barriers to care.

UNITEDSTATESUNITEDSTATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR i ..- - - - . WA-5 PROJECT REPORT West A f r i c a n S t a t e s (ECOWAS) Region I n v e s t i g a t i o n (1R)WA-5 USGS-OFR--82-714 DE84 900493 ASSESSMENT OF THE PETROLEUM, COAL,, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) REGION Compiled by Robert E. M a t t i c k U.S. G e o l o g i c a l Survey Open-File Report 92 - 7/4! DISCLAIMER This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the UnitedStates Government. Neither the UnitedStates Government nor any agency Thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process

States, International Partners Remove Last Remaining States, International Partners Remove Last Remaining Weapons-Usable Highly Enriched Uranium from Hungary, Set Nuclear Security Milestone UnitedStates, International Partners Remove Last Remaining Weapons-Usable Highly Enriched Uranium from Hungary, Set Nuclear Security Milestone November 4, 2013 - 2:09pm Addthis NEWS MEDIA CONTACT (202) 586-4940 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy today announced under a multi-year international effort coordinated between Hungary, the UnitedStates, the Russian Federation, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the successful removal of all remaining highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Hungary. This makes Hungary the twelfth country to completely eliminate HEU from its borders since President Obama's 2009 announcement

Biogas has received increased attention as an alternative energy source in the UnitedStates. The factsheet provides information about the biogas (methane) potential from various sources in the country (by county and state) and estimates the power generation and transportation fuels production (renewable natural gas) potential from these biogas sources. It provides valuable information to the industry, academia and policy makers in support of their future decisions.

...waterborne disease in the UnitedStates. INTRODUCTION Statistical...outbreaks (WBDOs) in the UnitedStates have been collected...in U.S. states, territories, localities, and Freely...Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of...

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UNITEDSTATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Before Commissioners: Joseph T of Energy and Ancillary Services Investigation of the Practices of the California Independent System of Electric and Natural Gas Prices Enron Power Marketing, Inc. and Enron Energy Services, Inc. Enron Power

Global warming and UnitedStates landfalling hurricanes Chunzai Wang1 and Sang-Ki Lee2 Received 18] A secular warming of sea surface temperature occurs almost everywhere over the global ocean. Here we use observational data to show that global warming of the sea surface is associated with a secular increase

This book covers the following topics. The UnitedStates, Britain and out of area problems, The NATO allies and the Persian Gulf, France, NATO and regional conflict in Africa, Southern Africa and the west in the post Nkometi period; The case of Mozambique.

Chapter 14 Biomass Chronosequences of UnitedStates Forests: Implications for Carbon Storage, if the harvested wood has a sufficiently long residence time or is used to offset fossil fuel emissions, repeated and Schlamadinger 1997). For a given parcel of land, the relative merits of plantation forestry vs old

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% (uncertainty range 6-12%) and 32% (21-52%) of equivalent CO2 emissions for the U.S. and Mexico, respectivelyHalocarbon Emissions from the UnitedStates and Mexico and Their Global Warming Potential D Y L A N a chemical transport model (GEOS-Chem) we find that the ensemble of observations are consistent with our

Recent Activities in the UnitedStates: National Commission on Forensic Science (NCFS and Technology NIST Fellow & Special Assistant to the Director for Forensic Science Vice-Chair, National Commission on Forensic Science Asian Forensic Sciences Network World Forensics Festival Seoul, Korea October

Flow charts depicting carbon dioxide emissions in the UnitedStates have been constructed from publicly available data and estimates of state-level energy use patterns. Approximately 5,800 million metric tons of carbon dioxide were emitted throughout the UnitedStates for use in power production, residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation applications in 2008. Carbon dioxide is emitted from the use of three major energy resources: natural gas, coal, and petroleum. The flow patterns are represented in a compact 'visual atlas' of 52 state-level (all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and one national) carbon dioxide flow charts representing a comprehensive systems view of national CO{sub 2} emissions. Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) has published flow charts (also referred to as 'Sankey Diagrams') of important national commodities since the early 1970s. The most widely recognized of these charts is the U.S. energy flow chart (http://flowcharts.llnl.gov). LLNL has also published charts depicting carbon (or carbon dioxide potential) flow and water flow at the national level as well as energy, carbon, and water flows at the international, state, municipal, and organizational (i.e. UnitedStates Air Force) level. Flow charts are valuable as single-page references that contain quantitative data about resource, commodity, and byproduct flows in a graphical form that also convey structural information about the system that manages those flows. Data on carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector are reported on a national level. Because carbon dioxide emissions are not reported for individual states, the carbon dioxide emissions are estimated using published energy use information. Data on energy use is compiled by the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (U.S. EIA) in the State Energy Data System (SEDS). SEDS is updated annually and reports data from 2 years prior to the year of the update. SEDS contains data on primary resource consumption, electricity generation, and energy consumption within each economic sector. Flow charts of state-level energy usage and explanations of the calculations and assumptions utilized can be found at: http://flowcharts.llnl.gov. This information is translated into carbon dioxide emissions using ratios of carbon dioxide emissions to energy use calculated from national carbon dioxide emissions and national energy use quantities for each particular sector. These statistics are reported annually in the U.S. EIA's Annual Energy Review. Data for 2008 (US. EIA, 2010) was updated in August of 2010. This is the first presentation of a comprehensive state-level package of flow charts depicting carbon dioxide emissions for the UnitedStates.

UNITED, STATESUNITED, STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMlSSldN WASHINOTO~. DC. 2oi45 August 28, 1973 llemorandum to Files TRANSFXR OF THE PALISZRTON URANIIDl Olig STtXXPPILg Introduct ion .Por background please refer to the Palmerton ore atockplle file and particularly to J. W. Cabelman' a memoranda of January 29, 1973. June 7. 1973, and June 15, 1973. Retransfer Activities The stockpile was visited .June 19, 1973. vith Dr. Arthur A. Socolou. State geologist of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of selecting specimens for university research and museum display. Dr. Socolow will serve as the distributing.agent to interested organizations. tie collected ' approxfmately 1.300 pounds of high-grade ore. I collected approximstely 300 pounds for local and other distribution., I

Transmission LLC and SE Group: August 2011 Transmission LLC and SE Group: August 2011 Memorandum of Understanding among the UnitedStates Department of Energy and Northern Pass Transmission LLC and SE Group: August 2011 Memorandum of Understanding among the UnitedStates Department of Energy and Northern Pass Transmission LLC and SE Group regarding independent third party preparation of a NEPA compliance document. It is the purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU"), which is effective upon signature by the Department of Energy ("DOE"). to establish an understanding as required by 10 C.F.R. Â§ 205.328. among DOE, Northern Pass Transmission LLC ("Northern Pass"), and SE Group, collectively the "Parties," regarding the roles, responsibilities and relationships of each

International Partners Initial ITER Agreement International Partners Initial ITER Agreement UnitedStates and International Partners Initial ITER Agreement May 24, 2006 - 10:48am Addthis Paves the Way for Large-Scale, Clean Fusion Energy Project BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - Representing the UnitedStates, Dr. Raymond L. Orbach, Director of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science, joined counterparts from China, the European Union, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the Russian Federation today to initial an agreement to construct ITER, an international fusion energy project. Fusion energy is an important component of President Bush's Advanced Energy Initiative (AEI), given fusion's potential to become an attractive long-range option for the U.S. clean energy portfolio. In FY 2006, DOE allocated $25

4 FERC Â¶ 62,213 4 FERC Â¶ 62,213 UNITEDSTATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION UnitedStates Department of Energy Docket No. EF13-5-000 Western Area Power Administration Washoe Project, Stampede Division ORDER CONFIRMING AND APPROVING RATE SCHEDULE ON A FINAL BASIS ( September 5, 2013 ) Summary: On April 24, 2013, the Deputy Secretary of Energy (Deputy Secretary) filed a request for final confirmation and approval of Western Area Power Administration's (Western) Rate Schedule SNF-7, for a non-firm power formula rate applicable to the Washoe Project, Stampede Division (Washoe Project). 1 The Deputy Secretary placed the rates into effect on an interim basis effective August 1, 2013, 2 and requests final confirmation and approval of the rates for the period

Join Together to Announce Join Together to Announce Bilateral Nuclear Energy Research and Development Efforts UnitedStates and Czech Republic Join Together to Announce Bilateral Nuclear Energy Research and Development Efforts September 29, 2011 - 10:08am Addthis PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The U.S. Department of Energy recently joined with the ÅeÅ¾ Nuclear Research Institute, the U.S. Embassy in Prague, Texas A&M and the Czech Nuclear Education Network (CENEN) to announce a series of bilateral nuclear research and development programs that will help to advance safe and secure nuclear energy technologies in both countries. These efforts, including workshops and teacher exchanges, will leverage the expertise of research institutions and universities in the UnitedStates and the Czech Republic to support the safe and secure

Analysis of Water Rate Escalations across the UnitedStates Analysis of Water Rate Escalations across the UnitedStates Elisabeth Giever Kate McMordie Stoughton Susan Loper October 2010 Executive Summary This document provides an overview of an analysis that examined changes in water rates across the country to develop a basic understanding of water rate escalations and how water rates are impacted from outside influences. The analysis investigated how water rates are influenced by the geographic region, water source, and drought tendencies. For example, one observation of the analysis found that cities located in regions of long term drought may have higher escalation rates than cities in water rich environments. Typical escalation rates were found to be between 4 and 8%. This information can be

10 10 Status and Outlook for Nuclear Energy In the UnitedStates Executive Summary The U.S. nuclear power industry continues to make pro- gress toward the construction of new nuclear power plants in the UnitedStates. Currently, 13 license applica- tions are under active review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for up to 22 new reactors. The De- partment of Energy has awarded conditional commit- ments for loan guarantees to the partners in the Vogtle project and is negotiating terms for loan guarantees with several new nuclear projects. The 104 operating plants continue to perform well, turn- ing in sustained performance for output and capacity factor - an estimated 798.7 billion kilowatt-hours and 90.5 percent respectively in 2009.

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ORNL DAAC Data Set Change Information ORNL DAAC Data Set Change Information Data Set: Nitrogen Deposition onto the UnitedStates and Western Europe Effective Date of Revision: May 2, 2005 Data Set Citation: Holland, E. A., B. H. Braswell, J. M. Sulzman, and J. -F. Lamarque. 2005. Nitrogen Deposition onto the UnitedStates and Western Europe. Data set. Available on-line [http://www.daac.ornl.gov] from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A. Revision Summary: The investigator advised us that data in two of the deposition files were a factor of 100 too large and the order of the records was reversed from the description in the documentation. NADP_wet_deposition_no3_0.5x0.5_grid_annual.txt NADP_wet_deposition_nh4_0.5x0.5_grid_annual.txt Data File Changes:

The UnitedStates has made a $5-billion commitment, to be shared by the government and the private sector, to the development of a new generation of clean-coal technologies. Because the nation has a resource imperative to develop domestic coal supplies and a strong commitment to environmental protection, it seems that clean coal technologies are the preferred solution for power generation needs in the UnitedStates in the medium-term. The lessons learned during this demonstration program could have important implications for technology development and deployment in other countries. The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the aspects of the US Clean Coal Technology (CCT) demonstration program that could be relevant to other countries. 2 refs., 8 tabs.

Agroforestry practices and the policies influencing development and adoption within the UnitedStates are reviewed. Agroforestry is defined as intensive land-management systems that optimize the benefits from biological interactions created when trees and/or shrubs are deliberately combined with crops and/or livestock. The five agroforestry systems identified as having importance in the US are tree-agronomic crop systems (alley cropping and intercropping), riparian vegetative buffer strip systems, tree-animal systems (silvopasturing), forest/speciality crop systems (forest farming) and windbreak systems (shelterbelts). A lack of federal policy relating specifically to agroforestry exists. If agroforestry is to achieve its full potential in the UnitedStates, adequate financial, institutional and technical support for its development must be provided.

The past and present argillaceous rock studies for the US National Waste Terminal Storage Program consist of: (1) evaluation of the geological characteristics of several widespread argillaceous formations in the UnitedStates; (2) laboratory studies of the physical and chemical properties of selected argillaceous rock samples; and (3) two full-scale in situ surface heater experiments that simulate the emplacement of heat-generating radioactive waste in argillaceous rock.

This report summarizes the offshore wind resource potential for the contiguous UnitedStates and Hawaii as of May 2009. The development of this assessment has evolved over multiple stages as new regional meso-scale assessments became available, new validation data was obtained, and better modeling capabilities were implemented. It is expected that further updates to the current assessment will be made in future reports.

a direct, but necessarily limited, treatment of UnitedStates-Honduran relations. Focussing on particular aspects of the subject (drug trafficking, civilian-military relations, U. S. military Journal style is Journal of American History... availability of land and the lure of job opportunities in the northern economic enclave in Honduras drew an increasing number of illegal Salvadoran migrants into Honduras, 400, 000 by 1969. The Honduran government historically tolerated and even encouraged...

This document lists chronologically and alphabetically by event name all nuclear tests conducted and announced by the UnitedStates from July 1945 to December 1990 with the exception of the GMX experiments. Discussion is included on test dates, test series, test yields, test locations, test types and purposes, test totals for Nevada Test Site (NTS) detection of radioactivity from NTS events, and categorization of NTS nuclear tests. Briefly discussed are agreements between the US and the Soviet Union regarding test banning. (MB)

...reservoirs for Colorado tick fever, but other rodents and mammals, such as rabbits and deer, may be infected. Most human infections are acquired from tick bites, but the virus has been transmitted by blood transfusion. The disease occurs in mountainous regions of 11 western states: Colorado, Utah, South... In the UnitedStates, more vector-borne diseases are transmitted by ticks than by any other agent1. During the past 20 years, tick-borne diseases have taken on increased importance as humans have moved into rural areas and increased their recreational ...

This report provides information, recommendations, and guidelines for revegetating land in the Eastern UnitedStates that has been disturbed by coal mining. Included are brief descriptions of major coal mining regions in the East, and a discussion of minesoil properties and procedures for sampling, testing, and amending minesoils. Plant species that have been used for revegetating surface-mined lands are identified and described. Selection criteria for plant species and methods and requirements for seeding and planting are explained. Some of the data on tree species used in reforestation were obtained from recent surveys of 30-year-old experimental plantings in several Eastern States.

UnitedStates Agency for International Development (USAID) UnitedStates Agency for International Development (USAID) (Redirected from UnitedStates Agency for International Development) Jump to: navigation, search Logo: U.S. Agency for International Development Name U.S. Agency for International Development Address Ronald Reagan Building Place Washington, DC Zip 20523-1000 Year founded 1961 Phone number 202-712-0000 Coordinates 38.8940007Â°, -77.0302545Â° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":38.8940007,"lon":-77.0302545,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}

The photovoltaic (PV) breakeven price is the PV system price at which the cost of PV-generated electricity equals the cost of electricity purchased from the grid. This point is also called 'grid parity' and can be expressed as dollars per watt ($/W) of installed PV system capacity. Achieving the PV breakeven price depends on many factors, including the solar resource, local electricity prices, customer load profile, PV incentives, and financing. In the UnitedStates, where these factors vary substantially across regions, breakeven prices vary substantially across regions as well. In this study, we estimate current and future breakeven prices for PV systems installed on supermarkets in the UnitedStates. We also evaluate key drivers of current and future commercial PV breakeven prices by region. The results suggest that breakeven prices for PV systems installed on supermarkets vary significantly across the UnitedStates. Non-technical factors -- including electricity rates, rate structures, incentives, and the availability of system financing -- drive break-even prices more than technical factors like solar resource or system orientation. In 2020 (where we assume higher electricity prices and lower PV incentives), under base-case assumptions, we estimate that about 17% of supermarkets will be in utility territories where breakeven conditions exist at a PV system price of $3/W; this increases to 79% at $1.25/W (the DOE SunShot Initiative's commercial PV price target for 2020). These percentages increase to 26% and 91%, respectively, when rate structures favorable to PV are used.

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Secondary Sources > Electricity > Electricity in the U.S. Secondary Sources > Electricity > Electricity in the U.S. Energy Explained - Home What Is Energy? Forms of Energy Sources of Energy Laws of Energy Units and Calculators Energy Conversion Calculators British Thermal Units (Btu) Degree-Days U.S. Energy Facts State and U.S. Territory Data Use of Energy In Industry For Transportation In Homes In Commercial Buildings Efficiency and Conservation Energy and the Environment Greenhouse Gases Effect on the Climate Where Emissions Come From Outlook for Future Emissions Recycling and Energy Nonrenewable Sources Oil and Petroleum Products Refining Crude Oil Where Our Oil Comes From Imports and Exports Offshore Oil and Gas Use of Oil Prices and Outlook Oil and the Environment Gasoline Where Our Gasoline Comes From Use of Gasoline

' fossil-fuel economies of the last century, while investments in energy efficiency measures will redirect that the renewable energy sector generates more jobs per unit of energy delivered than the fossil fuel- based sectorGreen Jobs and the Clean Energy Economy ThoughT Leadership series Co-authors Daniel M. Kammen

Addressing Policy and Logistical ) Challenges to Smart Grid Implementation ) Request for Information COMMENTS OF THE OFFICE OF THE PEOPLE'S COUNSEL, WASHINGTON, DC IN RESPONSE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S REQUEST FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING SMART GRID ISSUES I. INTRODUCTION The Office of the People's Counsel ("OPC" or "Office"), the statutory representative of District of Columbia ratepayers and consumers, 1 respectfully submits its Comments in response to the UnitedStates Department of Energy's ("DOE") Request for Information issued September 17, 2010. 2 OPC's Comments are guided and shaped by our statutory mandate to "represent the interests of users of the products of or services furnished by public utilities under the jurisdiction

A passive solar retrofit study has been conducted for the UnitedStates Navy at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The purpose of the study was to determine the energy savings obtainable in concrete block buildings from several passive solar heating strategies. A procedure involving the use of test cell data and computer simulation was employed to assess the merits of six retrofit options. The six strategies selected were chosen on the basis of providing a series of options that will deliver increasing energy savings at the cost of correspondingly increased levels of commitment.

A decade of experience in passive solar development in the UnitedStates is reviewed. More than 200,000 residential and 15,000 institutional and commercial passive solar buildings have been constructed since 1976. The evolution of the program through its peak in 1980 to the present is described. Methods of performance prediction and evaluation are discussed including analysis methods, design tools, test modules and monitored buildings. Results of the monitoring show excellent performance, generally in agreement with the analysis, for both residences and larger buildings. Passive practice is analyzed and problems are discussed. The current research program is described. Potential savings are estimated.

Sandia National Laboratories is the lead laboratory for the UnitedStates Department of Energy's program to develop, build, and test advanced solar concentrators that are low in cost, have high performance, and demonstrate a long lifetime. The principal focus of DOE's concentrator program is on the development of heliostats for central receiver power plants and point focus parabolic dishes for use with a 25-kWe Stirling engine. The status and future plans of DOE's program in each area are reviewed. 29 refs., 7 figs.

Ownership of UnitedStates hydroelectric plants is reviewed from several perspectives. Plant owners are grouped into six owner classes as defined by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The numbers of plants and the corresponding total capacity associated with each owner class are enumerated. The plant owner population is also evaluated based on the number of owners in each owner class, the number of plants owned by a single owner, and the size of plants based on capacity ranges associated with each owner class. Plant numbers and corresponding total capacity associated with owner classes in each state are evaluated. Ownership by federal agencies in terms of the number of plants owned by each agency and the corresponding total capacity is enumerated. A GIS application that is publicly available on the Internet that displays hydroelectric plants on maps and provides basic information about them is described.

This brief article considers the potential implications of the UnitedStates Supreme Court's decision in UnitedStates v. Jicarilla Apache Nation. The case differs procedurally from most cases decided by the U.S. Supreme ...

to accelerate new research discoveries to the global market to benefit the university, the state, the region, to identify and address the complex issues related to converting plants to biofuels, bioenergy, bio- chemicals and other biomaterials. Areas of Strength Plant science research to create improved bio- fuel and bioenergy

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UnitedStates Agency for International Development (USAID) UnitedStates Agency for International Development (USAID) (Redirected from U.S. Agency for International Development) Jump to: navigation, search Logo: U.S. Agency for International Development Name U.S. Agency for International Development Address Ronald Reagan Building Place Washington, DC Zip 20523-1000 Year founded 1961 Phone number 202-712-0000 Coordinates 38.8940007Â°, -77.0302545Â° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":38.8940007,"lon":-77.0302545,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}

EPA and the Army Corps' Proposed Rule to Define "Waters of the UnitedStates" Claudia Copeland.crs.gov R43455 #12;EPA and the Army Corps' Proposed Rule to Define "Waters of the UnitedStates regulatory definition of "waters of the UnitedStates" consistent with legal rulings--especially the Supreme

CoML Review An Overview of Marine Biodiversity in UnitedStates Waters Daphne Fautin1 *, Penelope Research, Honolulu, Hawaii, UnitedStates of America Marine biodiversity of the UnitedStates (U. Threats to marine biodiversity in the U.S. are the same as those for most of the world: overexploitation

Energy Department and Environmental Protection Agency Release Fuel Energy Department and Environmental Protection Agency Release Fuel Economy Tool for Used Vehicles Energy Department and Environmental Protection Agency Release Fuel Economy Tool for Used Vehicles September 12, 2013 - 9:00am Addthis News Media Contact DOE: (202) 586-4940 EPA: (202) 564-4355 WASHINGTON - As part of the Obama Administration's ongoing efforts to increase fuel efficiency, reduce carbon pollution and address climate change, the U.S. Energy Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a new label that features EPA fuel economy estimates and CO2 estimates for used vehicles sold in the UnitedStates since 1984. Consumers may create the new label electronically as part of a new tool on FuelEconomy.gov. This electronic graphic can be downloaded and included in

Agreement Between The UnitedStates of America and The International Agreement Between The UnitedStates of America and The International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the UnitedStates Signed at Vienna November 18, 1977 Ratification advised by U.S. Senate July 2, 1980 Ratified by U.S. President July 31, 1980 Entered into force December 9, 1980 Proclaimed by U.S. President December 31, 1980 Whereas the UnitedStates of America (hereinafter referred to as the "UnitedStates") is a Party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (hereinafter referred to as the "Treaty") which was opened for signature at London, Moscow and Washington on 1 July 1968 and which entered into force on 5 March 1970 1 ; Whereas States Parties to the Treaty undertake to co-operate in facilitating the application of

Used oil represents an important energy resource, which, if properly managed and reused, could lessen US dependence on imported fuels. About 1.4 million gallons of used oil is generated annually in the UnitedStates. Of that total, about 70% is recycled: 57% is used as fuel and 12% is refined. In August 1992, the US Environmental Protection Agency adopted standards for recycling of used oil, and many states also regulate used oil (six states list used oil as hazardous waste). This report reviews the sources of used oil and methods of disposition, focusing on reprocessing and re-refining. About 83% of the recycled used oil is reprocessed for use as fuel. However, concern about the level of lead in such fuel is increasing. Re-refining used oil is an environmentally friendly process that yields higher energy savings than reprocessing; however, it is more capital-intensive. Reprocessing used oil for use as fuel yields an energy savings (over disposal) of 131,130 Btu/gal, while re-refining the oil for reuse as lube oil saves 180,000 Btu/gal, an advantage of 48,870 Btu/gal. However, further research is needed to enhance re- refining and to demonstrate the quality and competitiveness of its products.

in the UnitedStates Petroleum in the UnitedStates Petroleum Refining Industry Title Assessment of Energy Efficiency Improvement in the UnitedStates Petroleum Refining Industry Publication Type Report Refereed Designation Unknown LBNL Report Number LBNL-6292E Year of Publication 2013 Authors Morrow, William R., John Marano, Jayant A. Sathaye, Ali Hasanbeigi, and Tengfang T. Xu Date Published 06/2013 Publisher Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory City Berkeley Keywords industrial energy efficiency Abstract Adoption of efficient process technologies is an important approach to reducing CO2 emissions, in particular those associated with combustion. In many cases, implementing energy efficiency measures is among the most cost-effective approaches that any refiner can take, improving productivity while reducing emissions. Therefore, careful analysis of the options and costs associated with efficiency measures is required to establish sound carbon policies addressing global climate change, and is the primary focus of LBNL's current petroleum refining sector analysis for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The analysis is aimed at identifying energy efficiency-related measures and developing energy abatement supply curves and CO2 emissions reduction potential for the U.S. refining industry. A refinery model has been developed for this purpose that is a notional aggregation of the U.S. petroleum refining sector. It consists of twelve processing units and accounts for the additional energy requirements from steam generation, hydrogen production and water utilities required by each of the twelve processing units. The model is carbon and energy balanced such that crude oil inputs and major refinery sector outputs (fuels) are benchmarked to 2010 data. Estimates of the current penetration for the identified energy efficiency measures benchmark the energy requirements to those reported in U.S. DOE 2010 data. The remaining energy efficiency potential for each of the measures is estimated and compared to U.S. DOE fuel prices resulting in estimates of cost-effective energy efficiency opportunities for each of the twelve major processes. A combined cost of conserved energy supply curve is also presented along with the CO2 emissions abatement opportunities that exist in the U.S. petroleum refinery sector. Roughly 1,200 PJ per year of primary fuels savings and close to 500 GWh per year of electricity savings are potentially cost-effective given U.S. DOE fuel price forecasts. This represents roughly 70 million metric tonnes of CO2 emission reductions assuming 2010 emissions factor for grid electricity. Energy efficiency measures resulting in an additional 400 PJ per year of primary fuels savings and close to 1,700 GWh per year of electricity savings, and an associated 24 million metric tonnes of CO2 emission reductions are not cost-effective given the same assumption with respect to fuel prices and electricity emissions factors. Compared to the modeled energy requirements for the U.S. petroleum refining sector, the cost effective potential represents a 40% reduction in fuel consumption and a 2% reduction in electricity consumption. The non-cost-effective potential represents an additional 13% reduction in fuel consumption and an additional 7% reduction in electricity consumption. The relative energy reduction potentials are much higher for fuel consumption than electricity consumption largely in part because fuel is the primary energy consumption type in the refineries. Moreover, many cost effective fuel savings measures would increase electricity consumption.

Oregon Agriculture and the Economy: An Update Oregon State University Extension Service Rural Analyst Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Oregon State University #12;Contents ...........................................................................................................................................12 Agricultural Support Services, Wholesale Trade, Transportation and Warehousing, Retail Trade

Using results from field trials of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) in the UnitedStates, the EPIC (Environmental Policy Integrated Climate) process-level agroecosystem model was calibrated, validated, and applied to simulate potential productivity of switchgrass for use as a biofuel feedstock. The model was calibrated with a regional study of 10-yr switchgrass field trials and subsequently tested against a separate compiled dataset of field trials from across the eastern half of the country. An application of the model in a national database using 8-digit watersheds as the primary modeling unit produces 30-yr average switchgrass yield estimates that can be aggregated to 18 major watersheds. The model projects average annual switchgrass productivity of greater than 7 Mg ha-1 in the Upper Mississippi, Lower Mississippi, and Ohio watersheds. The major factors limiting simulated production vary by region; low precipitation is the primary limiting factor across the western half of the country, while moderately acidic soils limit yields on lands east of the Mississippi River. Average projected switchgrass production on all crop land in the continental US is 5.6 Mg ha-1. At this level of productivity, 28.6 million hectares of crop land would be required to produce the 16 billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol called for by 2022 in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act. The model described here can be applied as a tool to inform the land-use and environmental consequences of switchgrass production.

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Latvian Governments Sign Agreement to Allow Latvian Governments Sign Agreement to Allow Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Cooperation UnitedStates and Latvian Governments Sign Agreement to Allow Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Cooperation April 25, 2005 - 12:25pm Addthis WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of the Bush administration's ongoing efforts to secure vulnerable nuclear materials worldwide, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Latvian Ministry of Environment signed an agreement today that will allow collaboration in nonproliferation and threat reduction areas. Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman and Latvian Minister of Environment Raimonds Vejonis signed the agreement, which will provide for repatriation to Russia of Soviet/Russian-origin nuclear fuel from Latvia's shutdown research reactors at Salaspils; security enhancement of the reactor site

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AL, 3 AL, 3 UNITEDSTATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION OAK RIDGE OPERATIONS CINCINNATI AREA P. 0. BOX 39198, CINCINNATI 39, OHIO IN REPLY REFER TO: 0:OJT --r.LAal Cl E:c Mr. J. H. Noyes, Plant Manager National Lead Company of Ohio P. 0. Box 39158 Cincinnati 39, Ohio Subject: HOT TENSILE TESTS OF URANIUM - SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE Dear Mr. Noyee: I / Reference is made to your letter of May 17, 1962, on the above subject. Approval is granted for the off-site movement of up to 300 pounds of normal uranium by the National Lead Company of Ohio to the Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, Alabama for testing purposes. Accountability for the material should be retained in SS Station NLO's records during the testing period. The Monthly Material Balance Re-

Establish a Joint Civil Nuclear Establish a Joint Civil Nuclear Cooperation Center in Prague UnitedStates and Czech Republic Establish a Joint Civil Nuclear Cooperation Center in Prague June 12, 2013 - 12:17pm Addthis News Media Contact (202) 586-4940 PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently joined with the U.S. Embassy in Prague and the Czech Republic's Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports to sign an agreement that establishes a joint Civil Nuclear Cooperation Center in Prague. The creation of this Center is another valued step in expanding U.S.-Czech energy collaboration and fulfills the commitment made by President Obama and Czech Prime Minister NeÄas in October 2011 to establish such a Center to facilitate and coordinate joint activities and support regional initiatives in the

Among Among THE UNITEDSTATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY And NORTHERN PASS TRANSMISSION LLC And SEGROUP Regarding INDEPENDENT TIDRD PARTY PREPARATION OF A NEPA COMPLIANCE DOCUMENT I. INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE It is the purpose ofthis Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU"), which is effective upon signature by the Department of Energy ("DOE"), to establish an understanding, as required by 10 C.P.R. Â§ 205.328, among DOE, Northern Pass Transmission LLC ("Northern Pass"), and SE Group, 1 collectively the "Parties," regarding the roles, responsibilities and relationships of each party and the procedures to be followed by SE Group in the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement ("EIS"). The EIS will be prepared to meet DOE's obligations

*- - *- - ~Lull-- " --- .lUI -4 ru a rlyA IgjUU Z JEf 1325.8 (6-89) EFG (07.90) UnitedStates Government Department of Energy Memorandum DATE: SEP 2 2 2003 REPLY TO: IG-34 (A03TG049) Audit Report No.: OAS-L-03-21 sueJEcT: Evaluation of "The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Cyber Security Program-2003" TO: Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission The purpose of this report is to inform you of the results of our evaluation of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) cyber security program. The evaluation was initiated in July 2003, and our fieldwork was conducted through September 2003. Our methodology is described in the attachment to this report. INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE As with other Federal organizations, the Commission is increasing its focus on the

Department Of The Navy Geothermal Exploration Leading To Department Of The Navy Geothermal Exploration Leading To Shallow And Intermediate-Deep Drilling At Hawthorne Ammunition Depot, Hawthorne, Nv Jump to: navigation, search GEOTHERMAL ENERGYGeothermal Home Conference Paper: UnitedStates Department Of The Navy Geothermal Exploration Leading To Shallow And Intermediate-Deep Drilling At Hawthorne Ammunition Depot, Hawthorne, Nv Details Activities (6) Areas (1) Regions (0) Abstract: Results of geological, geochemical, and geophysical studies performed by personnel from the Geothermal Program Office (GPO) strongly suggested that there is a geothermal resource beneath lands controlled by the Hawthorne Ammunition Depot. The geothermal fluid is thought to be convecting meteoric water that is derived from precipitation within the

Appalachia is a mountainous coal region, in the UnitedStates, where the small mining operation dominates. The large number of small coal operations makes the coal industry in that area very competitive, the industry concentration ratio being low. The vast majority of the small coal operations are contractors and nonunionized. There are various circumstances under which a large company will elect to supplement their coal production from their, usually larger, coal mines. The size of the coal mine is generally dictated by the size and location of the coal reserves. The optimum rate of coal extraction, and hence the life of the mine, is a factor of the size of the coal reserves and the contribution margin (coal price less variable cost). Large companies tend to have better safety records than smaller companies due to greater numbers of professional engineers and better management. Small mines have the advantage of closer supervision.

...fully insured with private coverage live in low-income households. Hispanic children account for almost half (46.4 percent) of the full-year-uninsured group but only 21.8 percent of the part-year-uninsured group (PHispanic white children account for the majority (57.5 percent... With data from the 2000 and 2001 National Health Interview Surveys, the authors estimate that 6.6 percent of children in the UnitedStates had been uninsured for the previous 12 months and an additional 7.7 percent had had insurance for only part of the year. Children who had been uninsured for all or part of the year were much more likely to go without needed medical care than were children who had continuous coverage.

High Resolution Concentrating High Resolution Concentrating Solar Power Dataset Summary Description Abstract: Monthly and annual average solar resource potential for the lower 48 states of the UnitedStates of America. Purpose: Provide information on the solar resource potential for the for the lower 48 states of the UnitedStates of America. Supplemental_Information: This data provides monthly average and annual average daily total solar resource averaged over surface cells of approximatley 40 km by 40 km in size. This data was developed from the Climatological Solar Radiation (CSR) Model. The CSR model was developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy. Specific information about this model can be found in Maxwell, George and Wilcox (1998) and George and Maxwell (1999). This model uses information on cloud cover, atmostpheric water vapor and trace gases, and the amount of aerosols in the atmosphere to calculate the monthly average daily total insolation (sun and sky) falling on a horizontal surface. The cloud cover data used as input to the CSR model are an 7-year histogram (1985-1991) of monthly average cloud fraction provided for grid cells of approximately 40km x 40km in size. Thus, the spatial resolution of the CSR model output is defined by this database. The data are obtained from the National Climatic Data Center in Ashville, North Carolina, and were developed from the U.S. Air Force Real Time Nephanalysis (RTNEPH) program. Atmospheric water vapor, trace gases, and aerosols are derived from a variety of sources. The procedures for converting the collector at latitude tilt are described in Marion and Wilcox (1994). Where possible, existing ground measurement stations are used to validate the data. Nevertheless, there is uncertainty associated with the meterological input to the model, since some of the input parameters are not avalible at a 40km resolution. As a result, it is believed that the modeled values are accurate to approximately 10% of a true measured value within the grid cell. Due to terrain effects and other micoclimate influences, the local cloud cover can vary significantly even within a single grid cell. Furthermore, the uncertainty of the modeled estimates increase with distance from reliable measurement sources and with the complexity of the terrain.

Any economic agent constituting the monetary economy maintains the activity of monetary flow equilibration for fulfilling the condition of monetary flow continuity in the record except at the central bank. At the same time monetary flow equilibration at one economic agent constantly induces at other agents in the economy further flow disequilibrium to be eliminated subsequently. We propose the rate of monetary flow disequilibration as a figure measuring the progressive movement of the economy. The rate of disequilibration was read out of both the Japanese and the UnitedStates monetary economy recorded over the last fifty years.

Photovoltaic High Resolution Photovoltaic High Resolution Dataset Summary Description Abstract: Monthly and annual average solar resource potential for 48 Contiguous UnitedStates. Purpose: Provide information on the solar resource potential for the 48 contiguous states. Supplemental_Information: This data provides monthly average and annual average daily total solar resource averaged over surface cells of 0.1 degrees in both latitude and longitude, or about 10 km in size. This data was developed using the State University of New York/Albany satellite radiation model. This model was developed by Dr. Richard Perez and collaborators at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and other universities for the U.S. Department of Energy. Specific information about this model can be found in Perez, et al. (2002). This model uses hourly radiance images from geostationary weather satellites, daily snow cover data, and monthly averages of atmospheric water vapor, trace gases, and the amount of aerosols in the atmosphere to calculate the hourly total insolation (sun and sky) falling on a horizontal surface. Atmospheric water vapor, trace gases, and aerosols are derived from a variety of sources. The procedures for converting the collector at latitude tilt are described in Marion and Wilcox (1994). Where possible, existing ground measurement stations are used to validate the data. Nevertheless, there is uncertainty associated with the meterological input to the model, since some of the input parameters are not avalable at a 10km resolution. As a result, it is believed that the modeled values are accurate to approximately 10% of a true measured value within the grid cell. Due to terrain effects and other micoclimate influences, the local cloud cover can vary significantly even within a single grid cell. Furthermore, the uncertainty of the modeled estimates increase with distance from reliable measurement sources and with the complexity of the terrain.